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INCAGEMENT n.
Confinement in, or as in, cage. [Obs.] Shelton.
INCALCULABILITY n.
The quality or state of being incalculable.
INCALCULABLE a.
Not capable of being calculated; beyond calculation; very great. -- In*cal"cu*la*ble*ness, n. -- In*cal"cu*la*bly, adv.
INCALESCENCE n.
The state of being incalescent, or of growing warm. Sir T. Browne.
INCALESCENCY n.
Incalescence. Ray.
INCALESCENT a.
Growing warm; increasing in heat.
INCAMERATION n.
The act or process of uniting lands, rights, or revenues, to the ecclesiastical chamber, i. e., to the pope's domain.
INCAN a.
Of or pertaining to the Incas.
INCANDESCENCE n.
A white heat, or the glowing or luminous whiteness of a body caused by intense heat.
INCANDESCENT a.
White, glowing, or luminous, with intense heat; as, incandescent carbon or platinum; hence, clear; shining; brilliant. Holy Scripture become resplendent; or, as one might say, incandescent throughout. I. Taylor. Incandescent lamp or light (Elec.), a kind of lamp in which the light is produced by a thin filament of cond…
INCANESCENT a.
Becoming hoary or gray; canescent.
INCANOUS a.
Hoary with white pubescence.
INCANTATION n. 2 definitions
The act or process of using formulas sung or spoken, with occult ceremonies, for the purpose of raising spirits, producing enchantment, or affecting other magical results; enchantment. "Mysterious ceremony and incantation." Burke.
INCANTATORY a.
Dealing by enchantment; magical. Sir T. Browne.
INCANTING a.
Enchanting. [Obs.] Sir T. Herbert.
INCANTON v.
To unite to, or form into, a canton or separate community. Addison.
INCAPABILITY n. 2 definitions
The quality of being incapable; incapacity. Suckling.
INCAPABLE a. 6 definitions
Wanting in ability or qualification for the purpose or end in view; not large enough to contain or hold; deficient in physical strength, mental or moral power, etc.; not capable; as, incapable of holding a certain quantity of liquid; incapable of endurance, of comprehension, of perseverance, of reform, etc.…
INCAPABLENESS n.
The quality or state of being incapable; incapability.
INCAPABLY adv.
In an incapable manner.
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