incandescent
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French incandescent, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin incandescens, from incandesco (“be heated, glow”), from in- (“intensifying prefix”) + candesco (“become white”), from candidus (“white”).
Pronunciation
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Audio (AU): (file) - Rhymes: -ɛsənt
Adjective
incandescent (comparative more incandescent, superlative most incandescent)
- emitting light as a result of being heated
- shining very brightly
- 2013 November 27, John Grotzinger, “The world of Mars [print version: International Herald Tribune Magazine, 2013, p. 36]”, in The New York Times[1]:
- 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].
- showing intense emotion, as of a performance, etc.
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Translations
emitting light as result of heating
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shining brightly
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showing intense emotion
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Noun
incandescent (plural incandescents)
- An incandescent lamp or bulb
- 2007 March 1, Matthew L. Wald, “Room to Improve”, in New York Times[2]:
- Compact fluorescents are typically rated at 7,500 to 10,000 hours, and incandescents at about 1,500 hours.
Translations
incandescent lamp — see light bulb
See also
French
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin incandescens, from incandesco (“be heated, glow”), from in- (“intensifying prefix”) + candesco (“become white”), from candidus (“white”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛ̃.kɑ̃.de.sɑ̃/
Audio: (file) - Homophone: incandescents
- Hyphenation: in‧can‧de‧scent
Adjective
incandescent (feminine incandescente, masculine plural incandescents, feminine plural incandescentes)
- incandescent
- Lorsque cette masse incandescente sortit des entrailles de la terre, elle se trouva entourée d'eau et se refroidit rapidement. (Jean Louis Armand de Quatrefages de Bréau, L'Archipel de Chausey, souvenirs d'un Naturaliste, Revue des Deux Mondes, tome 30, 1842)
Related terms
References
- “incandescent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Further reading
- “incandescent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
Verb
(deprecated template usage) incandēscent
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