incandescent
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incandescent
- /ˌɪn.kænˈdɛs.ənt/ UK
- [ˌɪŋ.kænˈdɛs.ənt] UK
- /ˌɪn.kənˈdɛs.ənt/ UK
- /ˌɪn.kænˈdɛs.ənt/ Canada, US
- [ˌɪŋ.kɛənˈdɛs.ənt] Canada, US
- /ˌɪn.kənˈdɛs.ənt/ Canada, US
- /ˌɪn.kænˈdes.ənt/ Australia
- /ˌɪn.kənˈdes.ənt/ Australia
Rhymes with -ɛsənt
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French incandescent, from Latin incandescens, from incandesco (“be heated, glow”), from in- (intensifying prefix) + candesco (“become white”), from candidus (“white”).
adjective more incandescent · most incandescent
- Emitting light as a result of being heated. We will all go together when we go / All suffused with an incandescent glow
- 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].
- Showing intense emotion, as of a performance, etc. The incandescent performance enraptured the audience.
- Extremely angry; furious. She is incandescent with rage because someone stole her wallet.
noun incandescents
- An incandescent lamp or bulb. Compact fluorescents are typically rated at 7,500 to 10,000 hours, and incandescents at about 1,500 hours.
