calori-

1. a combining form meaning “heat,” used in the formation of compound words:

   calorimeter.

Word History and Origins

Origin of calori-¹

< Latin, combining form representing calor; -i-

Example Sentences

The historic Calori House, an early work of Lloyd Wright, has sold in Glendale for $1.575 million.

From Los Angeles Times

In addition to the Schaffer House, the tour will include the 1964 Taylor House, a Modernist glass box designed by Richard Neutra, the 1941 Perkins House, a Country Colonial farmhouse by Gerard Colcord, a Spanish Colonial Revival Story House by Robert Finkelhor and the Calori House, a 1926 Expressionist/Spanish Colonial home designed by Lloyd Wright.

From Los Angeles Times

One patron, Tessa Calori, an 18-year-old fan of “Fixer Upper,” said she was visiting with her mother from Denver, Colo., and that she had begged to visit Waco for two years.

From New York Times

Tessa Calori said she had never heard of Waco’s deadly siege.

From New York Times

Mrs. Calori said she knew about the town’s former reputation.

From New York Times