incandescent.
Emitting light as a result of being heated.
Meaning & usage
Emitting light as a result of being heated.
Shining very brightly.
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.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from French incandescent, from Latin incandescens, from incandesco (“be heated, glow”), from in- (intensifying prefix) + candesco (“become white”), from candidus (“white”).
An incandescent lamp or bulb.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from French incandescent, from Latin incandescens, from incandesco (“be heated, glow”), from in- (intensifying prefix) + candesco (“become white”), from candidus (“white”).
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