calorifère

See also: calorifere

French

Etymology

From Latin calor (“heat”) +‎ -fère.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.lɔ.ʁi.fɛʁ/

Noun

calorifère m (plural calorifères)

1. (dated outside Quebec) heater, radiator
   • 1924, Emmanuel Bove, Mes Amis‎^[1]:

     La chambre de Blanche était en désordre. Un mouchoir séchait sur le calorifère. Une chemise pendait à la clef d’un placard.

     Blanche's room was a mess. A handkerchief was drying on the heater. A shirt was hanging from a cupboard key.

Descendants

• → English: calorifere
• → German: Kalorifer
  • → Polish: kaloryfer
• → Ottoman Turkish: قالوریفر (kalorifer)
  • Turkish: kalorifer

Further reading

• “calorifère”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.