incalescent

English

Etymology

From Latin incalescent-, stem of incalescens, present participle of incalescere, from in + calescere (“to grow warm”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪnkəˈlɛsənt/
• Rhymes: -ɛsənt

Adjective

incalescent (comparative more incalescent, superlative most incalescent)

1. 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

Becoming warmer, heating up

• German: wärmend (de), erwärmend (de), erhitzend (de)

Latin

Verb

incalēscent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of incalēscō