incalescent
/ɪnkəˈlɛsənt/
incalescent adjective: becoming warmer; heating up; calescent.
Adjective
incalescent (comparative more incalescent, superlative most incalescent)
- Becoming warmer; heating up; calescent.
- From some undreamed-of reservoir my body summoned up a gravity tank of incalescent libido.1973, Kyril Bonfiglioli, Mordecais' Endgame (Don't Point That Thing at Me), page 119
incalescent meaning in Bengali
incalescent in Bengali
- উত্তপ্ত হয়ে উঠছে এমন
Forms of incalescent
| comparative | more incalescent |
|---|---|
| superlative | most incalescent |
Origin of incalescent
From Latin incalēscēns, present participle of incalēscere, from in + calēscere (“to grow warm”).
Words that rhyme with incalescent
- crescent
- evanescent
- deliquescent
- fluorescent
- incandescent
- efflorescent
- quiescent
- senescent
- accrescent
- acquiescent
- arborescent
- circumcrescent
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- convalescent
- depressant
- effervescent
- erubescent
- excrescent
- iridescent
- juvenescent
- lapidescent
- pubescent
- recrudescent
- reflorescent
- spinescent
- tumescent
- virescent
- viridescent
- acaulescent
- adipescent
- adularescent
- adultescent
- adultolescent
- agonescent
- albescent
- alcalescent
- alkalescent
- antidepressant
- autofluorescent
- autoluminescent
- biofluorescent
- bioluminescent
- calescent
- candescent
- cathodoluminescent
- caulescent
- cerulescent
- cessant
- chemifluorescent
- chemiluminescent
- chemoluminescent
- cinerescent
- coalescent
- concrescent
- contabescent
- crystalloluminescent
- cytofluorescent
- decadescent
- decalescent
- defervescent
- delitescent
Questions about incalescent
- What does incalescent mean?
- Incalescent means becoming warmer; heating up; calescent.
- What is incalescent in Bengali?
- Incalescent in Bengali is উত্তপ্ত হয়ে উঠছে এমন. See Incalescent meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is incalescent?
- Incalescent is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce incalescent?
- Incalescent is pronounced /ɪnkəˈlɛsənt/.
Words near incalescent in the dictionary
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