Incandescent Definition

ĭnkən-dĕsənt
adjective
Glowing with intense heat; red-hot or, esp., white-hot.
Webster's New World
Emitting visible light as a result of being heated.
American Heritage
Very bright; shining brilliantly; gleaming.
Webster's New World
Of or having to do with lighting by means of incandescent lamps.
Webster's New World
Characterized by ardent emotion, intensity, or brilliance.
An incandescent performance.
American Heritage
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noun
Webster's New World
A lamp that is fitted with an incandescent light bulb.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Incandescent

Noun

Singular:
incandescent
Plural:
incandescents

Origin of Incandescent

  • From French incandescent, from Latin incandescens, from incandesco (“be heated, glow”), from in- (“intensifying prefix”) + candesco (“become white”), from candidus (“white”).

    From Wiktionary

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