Webster's Dictionary 1913

1567

Incipience

{ In‐cip″i‐ence (?), In‐cip″i‐en‐cy (?), } n. [L. incipientia.] Beginning; commencement; incipient state.

1568

Incipient

In‐cip″i‐ent (?), a. [L. incipiens, p. pr. of incipere to begin. See Inception.] Beginning to be, or to show itself; commencing; initial; as, the incipient stage of a fever; inc...

1569

Incircle

In‐cir″cle (?), v. t. See Encircle.

1570

Incirclet

In‐cir″clet (?), n. [Cf. Encirclet.] A small circle. Sir P. Sidney.

1571

Incircumscriptible

In‐cir′cum‐scrip″ti‐ble (?), a. [Pref. in- not + circumscriptible: cf. LL. incircumscriptibilis.] Incapable of being circumscribed or limited. Cranmer.

1572

Incircumscription

In‐cir′cum‐scrip″tion (?), n. Condition or quality of being incircumscriptible or limitless. Jer. Taylor.

1573

Incircumspect

In‐cir″cum‐spect (?), a. [Pref. in- not + circumspect.] Not circumspect; heedless; careless; reckless; impolitic. Tyndale.

1574

Incircumspection

In‐cir′cum‐spec″tion (?), n. [Cf. F. incirconspection.] Want of circumspection. Sir T. Browne.

1575

Incise

In‐cise″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Incised (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Incising.] [L. incisus, p. p. of incidere to incise: cf. F. inciser. See Incide.]1. To cut in or into with a sharp i...

1576

Incised

In‐cised″ (?), a. 1. Cut in; carved; engraved.2. (Bot.) Having deep and sharp notches, as a leaf or a petal.

1577

Incisely

In‐cise″ly (?), adv. In an incised manner.

1578

Incision

In‐ci″sion (?), n. [L. incisio: cf. F. incision. See Incise.]1. The act of incising, or cutting into a substance. Milton.2. That which is produced by incising; the separation of...

1579

Incisive

In‐ci″sive (?), a. [Cf. F. incisif.]1. Having the quality of incising, cutting, or penetrating, as with a sharp instrument; cutting; hence, sharp; acute; sarcastic; biting. “An ...

1580

Incisor

In‐ci″sor (?; 277), n.(Anat.) One of the teeth in front of the canines in either jaw; an incisive tooth. See Tooth.

1581

Incisor (2)

In‐ci″sor, a. Adapted for cutting; of or pertaining to the incisors; incisive; as, the incisor nerve; an incisor foramen; an incisor tooth.

1582

Incisory

In‐ci″so‐ry (?), a. Having the quality of cutting; incisor; incisive.

1583

Incisure

In‐cis″ure (?; 277), n. [L. incisura: cf. F. incisure.] A cut; an incision; a gash. Derham.

1584

Incitant

In‐cit″ant (?), a. [L. incitans, -antis, p. pr. of incitare. See Incite.] Inciting; stimulating.

1585

Incitant (2)

In‐cit″ant, n. That which incites; an inciting agent or cause; a stimulant. E. Darwin.

1586

Incitation

In′ci‐ta″tion (?), n. [L. incitatio: cf. F. incitation.]1. The act of inciting or moving to action.2. That which incites to action; that which rouses or prompts; incitement; mot...

1587

Incitative

In‐cit″a‐tive (?), n. A provocative; an incitant; a stimulant. Jervas.

1588

Incite

In‐cite″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Incited (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Inciting.] [L. incitare; pref. in- in + citare to rouse, stir up: cf. F. inciter. See Cite.] To move to action; to s...

1589

Incitement

In‐cite″ment (?), n. [Cf. F. incitement.]1. The act of inciting.2. That which incites the mind, or moves to action; motive; incentive; impulse. Burke.From the long records of a ...

1590

Inciter

In‐cit″er (?), n. One who, or that which, incites.

1591

Incitingly

In‐cit″ing‐ly, adv. So as to incite or stimulate.

1592

Incito-motor

In‐ci′to–mo″tor (?), a. [L. incitus incited + E. motor.] (Physiol.) Inciting to motion; — applied to that action which, in the case of muscular motion, commences in the nerve ce...

1593

Incito-motory

In‐ci′to–mo″to‐ry (?), a.(Physiol.) Incitomotor.