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



RESET




Word of the Day

13 March 2025

ACCURATE

(adjective) conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy; “an accurate reproduction”; “the accounting was accurate”; “accurate measurements”; “an accurate scale”


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Coffee Trivia

The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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