Incandescent

Incandescent
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. [1913 Webster]

Holy Scripture become resplendent; or, as one might say, incandescent throughout. --I. Taylor. [1913 Webster]

{Incandescent lamp}, {Incandescent light}, {Incandescent light bulb} (Elec.), a kind of lamp in which the light is produced by a thin filament of conducting material, now usually tungsten, but originally carbon, contained in a vacuum or an atmosphere of inert gas within a glass bulb, and heated to incandescence by an electric current. It was inventerd by Thomas Edison, and was once called the {Edison lamp}; -- called also {incandescence lamp}, and {glowlamp}. This is one of the two most common sources of electric light, the other being the {fluorescent light}, {fluorescent lamp} or {fluorescent bulb}. [1913 Webster +PJC]


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  • incandescent — incandescent, ente [ ɛ̃kɑ̃desɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • 1781; lat. incandescens, p. prés. de incandescere « être en feu » ♦ Chauffé à blanc ou au rouge vif; rendu lumineux par une chaleur intense. ⇒ ardent, igné, lumineux. Charbon, métal incandescent. Les… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • incandescent — INCANDESCÉNT, Ă, incandescenţi, te, adj. (Adesea fig.) Care se află în stare de incandescenţă. – Din fr. incandescent, lat. incandescens, ntis. Trimis de valeriu, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98  INCANDESCÉNT adj. înroşit, roşu. (Metal incandescent.)… …   Dicționar Român

  • incandescent — incandescent, ente (in kan dè ssan, ssan t ) adj. 1°   Qui est porté à la chaleur blanche. Une masse de fer incandescente. 2°   Fig. Emporté, très excitable. Caractère incandescent. ÉTYMOLOGIE    Lat. incandescentem, de in (voy. in... 2), et… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • incandescent — (adj.) 1794, from Fr. incandescent or directly from L. incandescentem (nom. incandescens), prp. of incandescere become warm, glow, kindle, from in within (see IN (Cf. in ) (2)) + candescere begin to glow, become white, inceptive of candere to… …   Etymology dictionary

  • incandescent — [adj] glowing beaming, brilliant, effulgent, fulgent, intense, lambent, lucent, luminous, phosphorescent, radiant, red hot*, refulgent, shining, white hot*; concept 617 Ant. dark, dim …   New thesaurus

  • incandescent — ► ADJECTIVE 1) glowing as a result of being heated. 2) (of an electric light) containing a filament which glows white hot when heated by a current passed through it. 3) informal extremely angry. DERIVATIVES incandescence noun incandescently… …   English terms dictionary

  • incandescent — [in΄kən des′ənt] adj. [L incandescens, prp. of incandescere: see IN 1 & CANDESCENT] 1. glowing with intense heat; red hot or, esp., white hot 2. very bright; shining brilliantly; gleaming incandescence n. incandescently adv …   English World dictionary

  • incandescent — [[t]ɪ̱nkænde̱s(ə)nt[/t]] 1) ADJ Incandescent substances or devices give out a lot of light when heated. [TECHNICAL] ...incandescent gases. ...incandescent light bulbs. 2) ADJ: usu ADJ n If you describe someone or something as incandescent, you… …   English dictionary

  • incandescent — incandescently, adv. /in keuhn des euhnt/, adj. 1. (of light) produced by incandescence. 2. glowing or white with heat. 3. intensely bright; brilliant. 4. brilliant; masterly; extraordinarily lucid: an incandescent masterpiece; incandescent wit.… …   Universalium

  • incandescent — I. adjective Etymology: probably from French, from Latin incandescent , incandescens, present participle of incandescere to become hot, from in + candescere to become hot, from candēre to glow more at candid Date: 1794 1. a. white, glowing, or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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