Growing warm or becoming hot; having the quality of increasing in warmth or temperature.
From Latin 'calescens,' the present participle of 'calescere' (to grow warm). It describes an ongoing or developing state rather than a fixed condition.
The '-escent' suffix in English means 'becoming' or 'beginning to be,' which is why we use it for things like 'phosphorescent' (becoming luminous) and 'calescent' (becoming warm)!
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