Calefacient — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

producing the sensation of heat when applied to the body

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɔːlˈɑːmɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈalɪfˌeɪʃənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈalɪfˌeɪʃənt/

4 syllables Say it as /kɔːlˈɑːmɪk/.

Examples

a mustard plaster is calefacient

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

warming

Parts of Speech

adjective

producing the sensation of heat when applied to the body

“a mustard plaster is calefacient”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

hitzebeständig

erzeugt beim Auftragen auf den Körper ein Wärmegefühl

🇫🇷French

calorifique

produisant une sensation de chaleur lorsqu'il est appliqué sur le corps

🇪🇸Spanish

calefaciente

produciendo la sensación de calor cuando se aplica al cuerpo

🇮🇹Italian

calefacente

producendo la sensazione di calore quando applicato sul corpo

🇵🇹Portuguese

calefaciente

produzindo a sensação de calor quando aplicado ao corpo

🇷🇺Russian

целебный

вызывая ощущение тепла при нанесении на тело

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कैलेफ़ेसिएंट

इसे शरीर पर लगाने पर गर्मी का एहसास होता है

🇮🇳Tamil

காலஃபேசியன்ட்

உடலில் பயன்படுத்தப்படும் போது வெப்ப உணர்வை உருவாக்குகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

కాలిఫేషియెంట్

శరీరానికి వర్తించినప్పుడు వేడి అనుభూతిని ఉత్పత్తి చేస్తుంది

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕ್ಯಾಲೆಫೇಸಿಯಂಟ್

ದೇಹಕ್ಕೆ ಅನ್ವಯಿಸಿದಾಗ ಶಾಖದ ಸಂವೇದನೆಯನ್ನು ಉತ್ಪಾದಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

生热剂

涂抹在身体上时会产生热感

🇯🇵Japanese

カレファシエント

体に当てると熱を感じる

🇰🇷Korean

칼파시엔트

몸에 바르면 열감이 생긴다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

can đảm

tạo cảm giác nóng khi thoa lên cơ thể

🇹🇭Thai

calfacient

ทำให้เกิดความรู้สึกร้อนเมื่อทาลงบนร่างกาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

calfacient

menghasilkan sensasi panas saat dioleskan ke tubuh

🇲🇾Malay

kalefacient

menghasilkan sensasi panas apabila disapu pada badan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مسخن

إنتاج الإحساس بالحرارة عند تطبيقه على الجسم

🇮🇷Persian

کلافیست

ایجاد حس گرما زمانی که به بدن اعمال می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

kireçli

Vücuda uygulandığında ısı hissi veren

🇮🇱Hebrew

חושנית

מייצר את תחושת החום כאשר מוחל על הגוף

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What is the primary definition of the word 'calefacient'?

The primary meaning of 'calefacient' is 'producing the sensation of heat when applied to the body'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'calefacient' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'calefacient' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'calefacient' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'calefacient' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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