candescent

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin candēscēns, present participle of candēscō (“to brighten, radiate, become red hot”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

candescent (comparative more candescent, superlative most candescent)

  1. glowing with heat; white-hot, incandescent

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Latin[edit]

Verb[edit]

candēscent

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of candēscō
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