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Incandescent

Incandescent Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Incandescent? [adj] emitting light as a result of being heated; "an incandescent bulb" [adj] characterized by ardent emotion or intensity or brilliance; "an incandescent performance" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Incandescent: candent \| glorious \| light Related Terms \| Find terms related to Incandescent: ablaze \| afire \| aflame \| aflicker \| aglow \| alight \| ardent \| beaming \| beamy \| blazing \| blushing \| bright \| bright and sunny \| brilliant \| burning \| candent \| candescent \| comburent \| conflagrant \| effulgent \| fiery \| flagrant \| flaming \| flaring \| flickering \| flushing \| fulgent \| fuming \| gleaming \| gleamy \| glinting \| glowing \| guttering \| ignescent \| ignited \| illuminant \| in a blaze \| in a glow \| in flames \| inflamed \| irradiative \| kindled \| lambent \| lamping \| light as day \| live \| living \| lucent \| luciferous \| lucific \| luciform \| luminant \| luminative \| luminiferous \| luminificent \| luminous \| lustrous \| on fire \| orient \| radiant \| red-hot \| reeking \| refulgent \| rutilant \| rutilous \| scintillant \| scintillating \| shining \| shiny \| smoking \| smoldering \| sparking \| starbright \| starlike \| starry \| streaming \| suffused \| sunny \| sunshiny \| unextinguished \| unquenched \| white-hot See Also \| Incandescent In Webster's Dictionary \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

Incandescent Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Incandescent?

[adj] emitting light as a result of being heated; "an incandescent bulb"
[adj] characterized by ardent emotion or intensity or brilliance; "an incandescent performance"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Incandescent: candent | glorious | light

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Incandescent In Webster's Dictionary

\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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