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What (who) is incandescent - definition
EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION (INCLUDING VISIBLE LIGHT) FROM A HOT BODY AS A RESULT OF ITS TEMPERATURE
Incandescent; Incandesence
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incandescent
1.
Incandescent substances or devices give out a lot of light when heated. (TECHNICAL)
...incandescent gases.
ADJ
2.
If you describe someone or something as incandescent, you mean that they are very lively and impressive. (LITERARY)
Gill had an extraordinary, incandescent personality.
ADJ: usu ADJ n
• incandescence
She burned with an incandescence that had nothing to do with her looks.
N-UNCOUNT
3.
If you say that someone is incandescent with rage, you mean that they are extremely angry. (LITERARY)
It makes me incandescent with fury.
ADJ: oft ADJ with n
Incandescent
·adj White, glowing, or luminous, with intense heat; as, incandescent carbon or platinum; hence, clear; shining; brilliant.
incandescent
¦ adjective
1. emitting light as a result of being heated.
(of an electric light) containing a filament which glows white-hot when heated by a current passed through it.
2. informal extremely angry.
Derivatives
incandescence noun
incandescently adverb
Origin
C18: from Fr., from L. incandescent-, incandescere 'glow'.
Wikipedia
Incandescence
Incandescence is the emission of electromagnetic radiation (including visible light) from a hot body as a result of its high temperature. The term derives from the Latin verb incandescere, to glow white. A common use of incandescence is the incandescent light bulb, now being phased out.
Incandescence is due to thermal radiation. It usually refers specifically to visible light, while thermal radiation refers also to infrared or any other electromagnetic radiation.
Examples of use of incandescent
1. He would remember Day as "absolutely incandescent.
2. An incandescent Campbell accused Brown of treachery.
3. Incandescent lamps are traditional lightbulbs which use a filament.
4. They are an excellent substitute for the usual incandescent bulb.
5. Mention of Cross‘s name makes union officials incandescent.