transcalent

[ trans-key-luh nt ]
/ trænsˈkeɪ lənt /

adjective

permitting the passage of heat.

Origin of transcalent

1825–35; trans- + Latin calent- (stem of calēns), present participle of calēre to be hot; see -ent

OTHER WORDS FROM transcalent

trans·ca·len·cy [trans-key-luh n-see] /trænsˈkeɪ lən si/, noun

Words nearby transcalent

transamination, transannular, transarctic, transatlantic, transaxle, transcalent, transcarboxylase, transcaucasia, transcaucasian, transceiver, transcellular fluid

British Dictionary definitions for transcalent

transcalent
/ (trænsˈkeɪlənt) /

adjective

rare permitting the passage of heat

Derived forms of transcalent

transcalency, noun

Word Origin for transcalent

C19: trans- + -calent, from Latin calēre to be hot

Medical definitions for transcalent

transcalent
[ trăn-skā′lənt ]

adj.

Diathermanous.