-ESCENT


Meaning of -ESCENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ adjective suffix ]

Etymology: Middle French, from Latin -escent-, -escens, present participle suffix of inchoative verbs in -escere

1. : beginning : beginning to be : slightly

frut escent

2. : reflecting or emitting light (in a specified way)

opal escent

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.