incalescent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Becoming warmer; heating up; calescent.

Pronunciation

/ɪnkəˈlɛsənt/

Word forms

incalescent more incalescent most incalescent

Etymology

From Latin incalēscēns, present participle of incalēscere, from in + calēscere (“to grow warm”).

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