Home › Words › C › calandriacalandriacalandria · noun — A form of heat exchanger in which steam is forced past tubes which contain water to be boiled.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyBorrowed from Spanish calandria (“machine with cylinders”). First attested in 1886 in the sugar industry.nounA form of heat exchanger in which steam is forced past tubes which contain water to be boiled.A thermosyphon reboiler.A heating element within a brew kettle.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.calorifere 71% match — An apparatus for conveying and distributing heat, especially by means of hot water circulating in tubes. vs calandria →caloriduct 67% match — A tube or duct for conducting heat; a caliduct. vs calandria →caliduct 64% match — A pipe or duct used, especially in ancient times, to convey hot air or steam for heating purposes. vs calandria →calorifier 63% match — An apparatus that generates hot water vs calandria →calorizer 61% match — A machine that calorizes (forms a type of protective surface on metal). vs calandria →calelectric 60% match — Being or relating to a kind of generator involving a heated electromagnetic coil. vs calandria →calorisator 59% match — An apparatus used in beet-sugar factories to heat the juice in order to aid diffusion. vs calandria →calefactor 58% match — A heater; something which heats, such as a stove, etc. vs calandria →