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Incandescent : adj
1: emitting light as a result of being heated; "an incandescent
bulb" [syn: candent]
2: characterized by ardent emotion or intensity or brilliance;
"an incandescent performance"
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Incandescent : \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
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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