English Explanatory Dictionary

incandescent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Emitting light as a result of being heated.
  2. Shining very brightly.
  3. Showing intense emotion, as of a performance, etc.
  4. Extremely angry; furious.
noun
  1. An incandescent lamp or bulb.

Pronunciation

/ˌɪn.kænˈdɛs.ənt/ /ˌɪŋ.kænˈdɛs.ənt/ /ˌɪn.kənˈdɛs.ənt/ en-au-incandescent.ogg

Word forms

incandescent more incandescent most incandescent incandescents

Etymology

Borrowed from French incandescent, from Latin incandescens, from incandesco (“be heated, glow”), from in- (intensifying prefix) + candesco (“become white”), from candidus (“white”).

Related words

incandescence incandescently fluorescent

Derived words

incandescent lamp nonincandescent subincandescent
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