incalescent

American

[in-kuh-les-uhnt] / ˌɪn kəˈlɛs ənt /

adjective

increasing in heat or ardor.

incalescent British

/ ˌɪnkəˈlɛsənt /

adjective

chem increasing in temperature

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incalescence

noun

Etymology

Origin of incalescent

1670–80; < Latin incalēscent- (stem of incalēscēns ) present participle of incalēscere to become warm, glow. See in- ², calescent

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The conclusion seemed obvious "that these meteors are formed of very soft materials, which expand while incalescent, and are immediately crumbled and dissipated into exiguous dust."

From A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition by Agnes M. (Agnes Mary) Clerke

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