HyperDic: incandescent

English > 2 senses of the word incandescent:
ADJECTIVEallincandescent, candentemitting light as a result of being heated
allincandescentcharacterized by ardent emotion or intensity or brilliance
incandescent > pronunciation
Soundsih.nkahndeh'sahnt
Rhymesabandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt...
English > incandescent: 2 senses > adjective 1
Meaningemitting light as a result of being heated.
Example"an incandescent bulb"
Synonymcandent
BroaderlightCharacterized by or emitting light
Spanishcandente, fluorescente, incandescente
Catalanfluorescent, incandescent, luminescent
Nounsincandescencethe phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised
English > incandescent: 2 senses > adjective 2
MeaningCharacterized by ardent emotion or intensity or brilliance.
Example"an incandescent performance"
BroadergloriousHaving or deserving or conferring glory

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