-ESCENT


Meaning of -ESCENT in English

|es ə nt adjective suffix

Etymology: Middle French, from Latin -escent-, -escens (present participle suffix of inchoative verbs ending in -escere ), from -esc-, element forming inchoative verbs + -ent-, -ens, present participle suffix of the 3d conjugation — more at -ent

1. : beginning, beginning to be, becoming, slightly

obsol escent

arbor escent

alkal escent

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

opal escent

fluor escent

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.