Incensement
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Fury; rage; heat; exasperation. uncountable, usually
"He is knight dubb'd with vnhatche'd Rapier, and on carpet conſideration, but he is a diuell in priuate brall, soules and bodies hath he diuorc'd three, and his incenſement at this moment is ſo implacable, that ſatisfaction can be none, but by pangs of death and ſepulcher: Hob, nob, is his word: giu't or take't."
- 2 An output that measures the response of a system. uncountable, usually
"incensement in vorticity is caused by promotion of stretching and turning of the vortex lines and incensement of diffusion is caused by viscosity and density in homogeneity."
Example
More examples"He is knight dubb'd with vnhatche'd Rapier, and on carpet conſideration, but he is a diuell in priuate brall, soules and bodies hath he diuorc'd three, and his incenſement at this moment is ſo implacable, that ſatisfaction can be none, but by pangs of death and ſepulcher: Hob, nob, is his word: giu't or take't."
Etymology
From incense + -ment.
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