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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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