incandescent en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌɪn.kænˈdes.ənt/ (Australia)
- [ˌɪŋ.kɛənˈdɛs.ənt] (Canada, General-American) æ-raising
- /ˌɪn.kənˈdɛs.ənt/ (UK)
- [ˌɪŋ.kænˈdɛs.ənt] (UK)
- /ˌɪn.kənˈdɛs.ənt/ (Canada, General-American)
- /ˌɪn.kænˈdɛs.ənt/ (Canada, General-American)
- /ˌɪn.kænˈdɛs.ənt/ (UK)
- audio Queensland
- /ˌɪn.kənˈdes.ənt/ (Australia)
Etymology
Borrowed from French incandescent, from Latin incandescens, from incandesco (“be heated, glow”), from in- (intensifying prefix) + candesco (“become white”), from candidus (“white”).
Meanings
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Emitting light as a result of being heated.
Rather than burning out as incandescent bulbs do, L.E.D.’s light output dims over tens of thousands of hours. L.E.D.’s are also more resistant to vibration than incandescents or screw-in fluorescent bulbs, and do not flicker or hum.
2007 March 1, Matthew L. Wald, “Room to Improve”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 03 Jun 2017:We will all go together when we go / All suffused with an incandescent glow
1959, Tom Lehrer, “We Will All Go Together When We Go”:
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Shining very brightly.
Those multitoned buttes and mesas [of the Grand Canyon], and that incandescent sequence of colorful bands that make one of the natural wonders of the world so grand, can also be found over 100 million miles away [on Mars].
2013 November 27, John Grotzinger, “The world of Mars [print version: International Herald Tribune Magazine, 2013, p. 36]”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 02 Nov 2017:
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(figuratively) Showing intense emotion, as of a performance, etc.
The incandescent performance enraptured the audience.
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Extremely angry; furious.
She is incandescent with rage because someone stole her wallet.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most incandescent | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more incandescent | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
subincandescent · nonincandescent · incandescent lamp
Relateds
incandescently · incandescence
Translations (55)
fr éclatant (showing intense emotion) · fi hehkuva (emitting light as result of heating) · fi hehkuva (showing intense emotion) · it incandescente (emitting light as result of heating) · pt incandescente (emitting light as result of heating) · fr éblouissant (shining brightly) · es irradiante (shining brightly) · fi hehku- (emitting light as result of heating) · ko 백열하는 (shining brightly) · es deslumbrante (shining brightly) · ja 白熱 (emitting light as result of heating) · sk žiarivá (emitting light as result of heating) · nl witgloeiend (shining brightly) · fi hehkuva (shining brightly) · sk žiarivé (emitting light as result of heating) · ru светя́щийся (shining brightly) · es candente (emitting light as result of heating) · ru накалённый добела (emitting light as result of heating) · fi loistava (shining brightly) · ko 백열적인 (showing intense emotion) · de Glüh- (emitting light as result of heating) · sk žiarivý (emitting light as result of heating) · nl stralend (showing intense emotion) · cs žhavící (emitting light as result of heating) · cs zářivý (shining brightly) · fr irradiant (showing intense emotion) · ko 백열적인 (emitting light as result of heating) · eo inkandeska (emitting light as result of heating) · fr irradiant (shining brightly) · sv bländande (shining brightly) · ko 백열적인 (shining brightly) · de weißglühend (shining brightly) · es reluciente (shining brightly) · it abbagliante (shining brightly) · es rebosante (showing intense emotion) · ko 백열하는 (emitting light as result of heating) · nl eclatant (showing intense emotion) · oc incandescent (emitting light as result of heating) · de glühend (emitting light as result of heating) · cs žhnoucí (emitting light as result of heating) · tl nagbabaga (emitting light as result of heating) · el πυρακτωμένος (emitting light as result of heating) · tr akkor (emitting light as result of heating) · ru горя́чий (showing intense emotion) · ru сия́ющий (shining brightly) · ru пы́лкий (showing intense emotion) · pt incandescente (showing intense emotion) · it risplendente (showing intense emotion) · es incandescente (emitting light as result of heating) · fr resplendissant (showing intense emotion) · ca incandescent (emitting light as result of heating) · es resplandesciente (showing intense emotion) · fr incandescent (emitting light as result of heating) · fr rayonnant (showing intense emotion) · nl lichtgevend (emitting light as result of heating)