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Definition of Incalescence
1. Noun. The property of being warming.
Definition of Incalescence
1. n. The state of being incalescent, or of growing warm.
Definition of Incalescence
1. Noun. The state of being incalescent, or growing warm. ¹
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Definition of Incalescence
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Incalescence
Literary usage of Incalescence
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Dictionary of National Biography by Sidney Lee (1908)
"His statement concerning the ' incalescence of Quicksilver with Gold' (Plat.
Trans. 21 Feb. 1670) drew the serious attention of Newton (see his letter to ..."
2. A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson (1828)
"... (in-kaje') ua To coop up ; to shut up ; to confine in a cage, or any narrow
space. incalescence, (in-ka-Ies'-sense) } nt ..."
3. Collections by New-York Historical Society, Malone Society (1821)
"... and three other considerable provinces ; the boast and idol of all the colonies,
then in a state of fearful incalescence; venerable for his age, ..."
4. The Knickerbocker: Or, New-York Monthly Magazine by Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew (1846)
"... a profound love and veneration for the beautiful and the good, and a gentle
incalescence toward those charms of social life, the table and the glass. ..."
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