Meaning of INCANDESCENT
| Pronunciation: | | `inkun'desunt
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- [adj] emitting light as a result of being heated; "an incandescent bulb"
- [adj] characterized by ardent emotion or intensity or brilliance; "an incandescent performance"
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| | Synonyms: | | candent, glorious, light |
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| | Definition: | | \In`can*des"cent\, a. [L. incandecens, -entis, p.
pr. of incandescere to become warm or hot; pref. in- in +
candescere to become of a glittering whiteness, to become red
hot, incho. fr. candere to be of a glittering whiteness: cf.
F. incandescent. See {Candle}.]
White, glowing, or luminous, with intense heat; as,
incandescent carbon or platinum; hence, clear; shining;
brilliant.
Holy Scripture become resplendent; or, as one might
say, incandescent throughout. --I. Taylor.
{Incandescent lamp} or {light} (Elec.), a kind of lamp in
which the light is produced by a thin filament of
conducting material, usually carbon
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