Meaning
- (not-comparable) Emerging; just coming into existence.
- (not-comparable) Describing the state, aspect, or practice of an abstract concept.
- (not-comparable) Of the state of an element at the time it is being generated from some compound or transitioning from one state to another; Newly released from a compound (especially hydrogen and oxygen) by a chemical reaction or electrolysis and possessing heightened reactivity; Newly synthesized (especially protein or RNA) by translation or transcription.
- (not-comparable) Naissant.
- (not-comparable, obsolete) Describing a quantity of object that is starting to grow from zero or an infinitesimal beginning. Also the creation or identification of an infinitesimal delta.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈneɪ.sənt/
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin nāscēns, nāscentis, present participle of nāscor (“I am born”). Doublet of naissant.
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