encaustic

English

Alternative forms
  • encaustick (obsolete)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐγκαυστικός (enkaustikós).

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ɔːstɪk

Adjective

encaustic (not comparable)

  1. (art) Prepared by means of heat; burned in.

Noun

encaustic (plural encaustics)

  1. a wax-based paint that is fixed in place by heating
  2. a painting produced using this paint

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐγκαυστικός (enkaustikós).

Noun

encaustic m (plural encaustici)

  1. encaustic

Declension
Declension of encaustic
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) encaustic encausticul (niște) encaustici encausticii
genitive/dative (unui) encaustic encausticului (unor) encaustici encausticilor
vocative encausticule encausticilor
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