incalescent
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin incalescent-, stem of incalescens, present participle of incalescere, from in + calescere (“to grow warm”).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editincalescent (comparative more incalescent, superlative most incalescent)
- Becoming warmer; heating up.
- 1973, Kyril Bonfiglioli, Mordecais' Endgame (Don't Point That Thing at Me)[1], page 119:
- From some undreamed-of reservoir my body summoned up a gravity tank of incalescent libido.
Translations
editLatin
editVerb
editincalēscent