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incandescent

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌɪnkænˈdɛs^ənt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌɪnkənˈdɛsənt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(in′kən des′ənt)

in•can•des•cent /ˌɪnkənˈdɛsənt/USA pronunciation adj.

glowing or white with heat:an incandescent lamp bulb.
extremely bright;
brilliant:incandescent wit.

in•can•des•cence, n. [uncountable]
in•can•des•cent•ly, adv.

in•can•des•cent (in′kən des′ənt),USA pronunciation adj.

Physics(of light) produced by incandescence.
Thermodynamicsglowing or white with heat.
intensely bright;
brilliant.
brilliant;
masterly;
extraordinarily lucid:an incandescent masterpiece; incandescent wit.
aglow with ardor, purpose, etc.:the incandescent vitality of youth.

Latin incandēscent- (stem of incandēscēns), present participle of incandēscere to glow. See in-², candescent
1785–95

in′can•des′cent•ly, adv.

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incandescent /ˌɪnkænˈdɛs^ənt/ adj

emitting light as a result of being heated to a high temperature; red-hot or white-hot
informal extremely angry; raging

Etymology: 18th Century: from Latin incandescere to become hot, glow, from in-² + candescere to grow bright, from candēre to be white; see candidˌincanˈdescently adv

'incandescent' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

afterglow - Auer - flame - gaslight - incandescent lamp - photoflood - prominence - Swan - thorium dioxide - yttrium oxide - argon - base - brightline spectrum - broad - bulb - candescent - cold light - Edison effect - electric light - falling star - filament - getter - glow - glowing - halogen lamp - hot shot - incandesce - incandescence - lamp - luminescence - mantle - photoflood lamp - producer gas - thermion - thermoelectron - thoria - tungsten lamp - tungsten rating - water gas - Welsbach burner - yttria - shrill

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Synonyms: brilliant, intense, bright, more...

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