accension

noun

ac·​cen·​sion

akˈsenchən

plural -s

archaic

: kindling, ignition, combustion

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin accension-, accensio, from Latin accensus (past participle of accendere to set on fire, from ad- + -cendere, from candēre to glow) + -ion-, -io -ion

First Known Use

1646, in the meaning defined above

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