excandescence
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɛkskænˈdɛsəns/, /ˌɛkskənˈdɛsəns/
Noun
excandescence (uncountable)
- (archaic) The state of being excandescent, of glowing with heat.
- (obsolete) Heat of passion; violent anger.
Translations
violent anger
Further reading
- “excandescence”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
References
- Noah Webster (1828), “excandescence”, in An American Dictionary of the English Language: […], volume I (A–I), New York, N.Y.: […] S. Converse; printed by Hezekiah Howe […], →OCLC.
- “excandescence”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “excandescence”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.