Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

transcalent

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tran-sca-lent
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

Example Sentences

Etymology

From trans- + Latin calens, present participle of calere (“to grow warm”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more transcalent (comparative) most transcalent (superlative)

Derived Forms

Questions

What does transcalent mean?
Permitting heat to pass through; conductive to heat.
Where does transcalent come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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