Also means
warm-up
Usage Note
Calentamiento is formed from calentar (to heat/warm) + -miento. In environmental contexts calentamiento global (global warming) is by far the most common collocation. In sport, el calentamiento means the warm-up session before exercise. The verb calentar is e→ie stem-changing, but the noun is regular.
Examples
"El calentamiento global preocupa a los científicos."
Natural Translation
Global warming worries scientists.
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