- Calescence
- Calescence Ca*les"cence, n. [L. calescens, p. pr. of calescere, incho. of calere to be warm.] Growing warmth; increasing heat. [1913 Webster]
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Calescence
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calescence — /ka lesˈəns/ noun Increase in heat ORIGIN: L calēscēre, inchoative of calēre to be hot * * * calescence (kəˈlɛsəns) [f. calescent a. on L. type *calēscēntia: see ence.] Increasing warmth or heat. Worcester cites Boase … Useful english dictionary
calescence — noun Growing warmth; increasing heat. See Also: calescent … Wiktionary
calescent — calescence, n. /keuh les euhnt/, adj. growing warm; increasing in heat. [1795 1805; < L calescent (s. of calescens becoming warm, prp. of calescere), equiv. to cal (s. of calere to be warm) + escent ESCENT] * * * … Universalium
calescent — calescence, n. /keuh les euhnt/, adj. growing warm; increasing in heat. [1795 1805; < L calescent (s. of calescens becoming warm, prp. of calescere), equiv. to cal (s. of calere to be warm) + escent ESCENT] … Useful english dictionary
Incalescent — In ca*les cent, a. [L. incalescens, entis, p. pr. of incalescere to grow hot. See 1st {In }, and {Calescence}.] Growing warm; increasing in heat. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
calescent — adjective Growing warm. See Also: calescence … Wiktionary
calescent — /kəˈlɛsənt/ (say kuh lesuhnt) adjective growing warm; increasing in heat. {Latin calescens, present participle, growing hot} –calescence, noun …
calescent — a. becoming warm. ♦ calescence, n … Dictionary of difficult words
calescent — [kə les′ənt] adj. [L calescens, prp. of calescere, to grow warm < calere, to be warm: see CALORIE] increasing in warmth; getting hot calescence n … English World dictionary
de|ca|les|cence — «DEE kuh LEHS uhns», noun. the sudden absorption of heat as a metal passes a certain temperature. ╂[< de + calescence] … Useful english dictionary
