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Meaning of CANDESCENT

Pronunciation:  kan'desunt

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 Definition: [adj]  glowing from great heat
 
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 Synonyms: light
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Can*des"cent\, a. [L. candescens, -entis, p. pr. of
candescere, v. incho. fr. candere to shine.]
Glowing; luminous; incandescent.
 
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