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accension Obs. or arch.|ækˈsɛnʃən|
[ad. L. accensiōn-em, n. of action, f. accend-ere, accens-us: see accend.]
The action of kindling or the state of being kindled; ignition; inflammation; heat.
1646Sir T. Browne Pseud. Ep. 88 From Small-coal ensueth the black colour and quick accension. 1673Phil. Trans. VIII. 6170 What remedies are proper for the Blood, to mend..its defective or excessive accension. 1729G. Shelvocke Artillery iii. 148 The great quantity of windy Exhalation, produced by the accension of the Salpeter. 1801W. Taylor in Monthly Mag. II. 645 This machine may facilitate the admixture and accension of the airs. |