This is a fire in its beginning stage, that which can be controlled with a portable fire supression device such as a fire extinguisher or small water hose system.
Fire extinguishers are best used on incipient (at the beginning) fires.
Four classes of fire from a fire science perspective are: Incipient, growth, fully developed, decay.
Four classes of fire from a fire science perspective are: Incipient, growth, fully developed, decay.
Incipient Motion is motion that is about to occur.
The doctor diagnosed her case as incipient cancer.
An incipient population is still small but beginning to reproduce and become established. or His incipient behavior is a sign of things to come.
1. Incipient stage 2. Free Burning 3. Smoldering Source: Intro to Fire Protection, 3rd edition (2007)
a wave
Dad nurtured Amy's incipient interest in tennis by enrolling her in a class beginners.
Lauren sat in front of the piano then played the incipient note of the musical piece.
Just starting to be or happen
(adj.) - just beginning to exist or appearBeginning to exist or appear; in an initial stage: an incipient cold.This is from www.dictionary.com