# incalescent

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɪnkəˈlɛsənt/

## Definitions
1. Becoming warmer; heating up; calescent.

## Etymology
From Latin incalēscēns, present participle of incalēscere, from in + calēscere (“to grow warm”).

## Source
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