- incalescence
- Growing warm and lusty with love
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incalescence
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Incalescence — In ca*les cence, n. The state of being incalescent, or of growing warm. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
incalescence — noun Etymology: Latin incalescere to become warm, from in + calescere to become warm, inchoative of calēre to be warm more at lee Date: 1646 a growing warm or ardent • incalescent adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
incalescence — See incalescent. * * * … Universalium
incalescence — n.; (also incalescency) Calefaction, warmth, incipient heat … New dictionary of synonyms
incalescence — in·ca·les·cence … English syllables
incalescence — noun the property of being warming • Syn: ↑calefaction • Hypernyms: ↑hotness, ↑heat, ↑high temperature … Useful english dictionary
incalescent — incalescence, n. /in keuh les euhnt/, adj. increasing in heat or ardor. [1670 80; < L incalescent (s. of incalescens) prp. of incalescere to become warm, glow. See IN 2, CALESCENT] * * * … Universalium
heat — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. high temperature (see heat); passion, rage, vehemence; rut, mating period. See sex, excitement. Ant., cold. II Quality of warmth Nouns 1. heat, caloric; warmth, ardor, fervor, fervency; incalescence … English dictionary for students
Heat — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Heat >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 heat heat caloric Sgm: N 1 temperature temperature warmth fervor calidity Sgm: N 1 incalescence incalescence incandescence Sgm: N 1 glow glow … English dictionary for students
Incalescency — In ca*les cen*cy, n. Incalescence. Ray. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
