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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  Holy  Scripture  become  resplendent;  or  as  one  might 
  say  incandescent  throughout.  --I.  Taylor. 
 
  {Incandescent  lamp}  or  {light}  (Elec.),  a  kind  of  lamp  in 
  which  the  light  is  produced  by  a  thin  filament  of 
  conducting  material,  usually  carbon 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  incandescent 
  adj  1:  emitting  light  as  a  result  of  being  heated;  "an  incandescent 
  bulb"  [syn:  {candent}] 
  2:  characterized  by  ardent  emotion  or  intensity  or  brilliance; 
  "an  incandescent  performance" 




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