Calorific

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Calorific \Cal`o*rif"ic\, a. [L. calorificus; calor heat +
     facere to make; cf. F. calorifique.]
     Possessing the quality of producing heat; heating.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Calorific rays}, the invisible, heating rays which emanate


        from the sun, and from burning and heated bodies.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  calorific
       adj : heat-generating; "the calorific properties of fuels"