Definition of Incandiscent
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, contained in
a vacuum, and heated to incandescence by an electric current, as in
the Edison lamp; -- called also incandescence lamp, and
glowlamp.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- emitting light as a result of being heated
- shining very brightly
- showing intense emotion, as of a performance etc
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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