INCALESCENCE

calefaction, incalescence

(noun) the property of being warming

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

incalescence (usually uncountable, plural incalescences)

The state of being incalescent, or growing warm.

Source: Wiktionary


In`ca*les"cence, n.

Definition: The state of being incalescent, or of growing warm. Sir T. Browne.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

18 November 2024

AWRY

(adjective) not functioning properly; “something is amiss”; “has gone completely haywire”; “something is wrong with the engine”


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Coffee Trivia

The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.

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