spumescent

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word spumescent. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word spumescent, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say spumescent in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word spumescent you have here. The definition of the word spumescent will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofspumescent, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

English

Etymology

From Latin spumescens, p.pr. of spumescere (“to grow foamy”).

Adjective

spumescent (comparative more spumescent, superlative most spumescent)

  1. (rare) Resembling froth or foam; foaming.
    • 1957, John Bell Clayton, The Strangers Were There: Selected Stories, Macmillan, page 79:
      The snowfall had changed again, the flakes larger now and less insistent; they had a buoyant and spumescent quality.
    • 1993, Hjalmar Thesen, The Way Back: A Novel, →ISBN, page 146:
      His eyes burned black with the intensity of their gaze over the hidden ravine below; over the thin, white waterfall, spumescent, blown into mist.
    • 2008, Peter F. Hamilton, The Reality Dysfunction‎, →ISBN:
      Then she screamed as a jet of spumescent gore slopped across the front of the paralysed fabric.

Synonyms

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia