incandescent
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in·can·des·cent
(ĭn′kən-dĕs′ənt)adj.
1. Emitting visible light as a result of being heated.
2. Shining brilliantly; very bright. See Synonyms at bright.
3. Characterized by ardent emotion, intensity, or brilliance: an incandescent performance.
4. Of or relating to a light bulb containing a filament that is heated to incandescence by an electric current.
n.
1. An incandescent light bulb.
2. A lamp that is fitted with an incandescent light bulb.
in′can·des′cent·ly adv.
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incandescent
(ˌɪnkænˈdɛsənt)adj
1. emitting light as a result of being heated to a high temperature; red-hot or white-hot
2. informal extremely angry; raging
[C18: from Latin incandescere to become hot, glow, from in-2 + candescere to grow bright, from candēre to be white; see candid]
ˌincanˈdescently adv
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in•can•des•cent
(ˌɪn kənˈdɛs ənt)adj.
1. glowing or white with heat.
2. extremely bright or lucid; brilliant: incandescent wit.
3. zestful; ardent.
[1785–95; < Latin incandēscere to glow with heat. See in-2, candescent]
in`can•des′cent•ly, adv.
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Adj. | 1. | incandescent - emitting light as a result of being heated; "an incandescent bulb" light - characterized by or emitting light; "a room that is light when the shutters are open"; "the inside of the house was airy and light" |
2. | incandescent - characterized by ardent emotion or intensity or brilliance; "an incandescent performance" glorious - having or deserving or conferring glory; "a long and glorious career"; "our glorious literature" |
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incandescent
adjective
1. glowing, brilliant, shining, red-hot, radiant, luminous, white-hot, Day-Glo, phosphorescent incandescent light bulbs
2. furious, angry, mad, raging, boiling, fuming, choked, pissed (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. slang), infuriated, incensed, enraged, maddened, pissed off (taboo slang), livid (informal), up in arms, on the warpath (informal), foaming at the mouth, wrathful, in high dudgeon, fit to be tied (slang), beside yourself It makes me incandescent with fury.
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Translations
مُتَوَهِّج
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hvidglødende
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incandescent
[ˌɪnkænˈdesnt] ADJ → incandescenteshe was incandescent (with rage) → estaba que trinaba (de rabia)
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incandescent
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incandescent
(inkӕnˈdesnt) adjective glowing white with heat.
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