Home › Words › C › caloriferecaloriferecalorifere means an apparatus for conveying and distributing heat, especially by means of hot water circulating in tubes.EtymologyFrom French calorifère, from Latin calor (“heat”) + ferre (“to bear”).nounAn apparatus for conveying and distributing heat, especially by means of hot water circulating in tubes.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.caloriferous 77% match — Producing or transmitting heat. vs calorifere →calorifier 73% match — An apparatus that generates hot water vs calorifere →calandria 71% match — A form of heat exchanger in which steam is forced past tubes which contain water to be boiled. vs calorifere →caloriduct 69% match — A tube or duct for conducting heat; a caliduct. vs calorifere →calorizer 67% match — A machine that calorizes (forms a type of protective surface on metal). vs calorifere →calefactor 67% match — A heater; something which heats, such as a stove, etc. vs calorifere →thermophore 65% match — An apparatus for conveying heat, such as a case containing material which retains its heat for a considerable period. vs calorifere →calorisator 64% match — An apparatus used in beet-sugar factories to heat the juice in order to aid diffusion. vs calorifere →