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Webster 1913 Edition


Excandescence

Exˊcan-des′cence

,
Noun.
[L.
excandescentia
.]
1.
A growing hot; a white or glowing heat; incandescence.
[R.]
2.
Violent anger; a growing angry.
[Obs.]
Blount.

Webster 1828 Edition


Excandescence

EXCANDES'CENCE

,
Noun.
[L. excandescentia, excandesco; ex and candesco, candeo, to glow or be hot, from caneo, to be white, to shine.]
1.
A growing hot; or a white heat; glowing heat.
2.
Heat of passion; violent anger; or a growing angry.

Definition 2024


excandescence

excandescence

English

Noun

excandescence (uncountable)

  1. The state of being excandescent, of glowing with heat.
  2. Heat of passion; violent anger.

References

  • excandescence” in An American Dictionary of the English Language, by Noah Webster, 1828.
  • excandescence in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • excandescence” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.