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Meaning of rutilance | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

redness; a red glow; the quality of being rutilant

rare, uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Français rutilance

Examples

“1918-22, James Joyce, Ulysses […] rolled it into a thin cylinder, ignited it in the candleflame, applied it when ignited to the apex of the cone till the latter reached the stage of rutilance […]”
“He used vegetal colorings for his works, thus, obtaining the rutilances of Van Dyck and that of Van Der Goss.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

rutilation Rutile rutin rutinic acid rutinose rutinoside

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