Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Increasing in warmth; growing warm.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Growing warm.
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Examples
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The lofty 'You Are Love' was beyond his ear, the calescent 'Fascinating Rhythm' beyond his beat.
A Kick Out of Cole Mazzocco, Robert 1972
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It should be brought up slowly to just above its calescent or hardening temperature.
The Working of Steel Annealing, Heat Treating and Hardening of Carbon and Alloy Steel 1916
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Note to UPS: the words "apple" "mac" and "core" do NOT necessarily mean foodstuffs. frustrated flickr user stuffed the calescent computer in the fridge above the vegetable crisper and below the leftovers to cool down after that realizing that rendering a big chunk of video on it became an "aluminum BBQ."
Cult of Mac 2010
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