emitting light as a result of being heated
adjective (modifies a noun)
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Latin candēns, candent-, present participle of candēre, to shine; see kand- in...
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Having a white-hot glow; incandescent. (5 of 21 words, 1 image)
emitting light as a result of being heated to a high temperature; red-hot or white-hot | [informal] extremely angry; raging (19 of 202 words, 2 definitions, 5 usage examples, pronunciation)
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glowing from or as if from great heat (8 of 26 words, pronunciation)
Glowing as a result of its high temperature; incandescent, glowing with heat. (12 of 19 words, 1 usage example)
glowing with heat; being at a white heat. (8 of 13 words, pronunciation)
the emission of light from a hot body as a result of its temperature. The term derives from the Latin verb incandescere, to glow white. Incandescence is a special case of thermal radiation. Incandescence usually refers specifically to visible light,... (40 of 452 words, 2 images)
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 ... (24 of 107 words, 4 definitions, 3 usage examples, pronunciation)
[physics] producing light as a result of being made very hot | [literary] extremely bright or impressive | [formal] extremely angry (19 of 48 words, 3 definitions, 2 usage examples, pronunciation)
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producing a bright light from a heated filament or other part | [literary] extremely bright (14 of 38 words, 2 definitions, 2 usage examples, pronunciations)
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showing extreme anger or happiness | extremely good, special or skilled (10 of 36 words, 2 definitions, 3 usage examples, pronunciations)
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electromagnetic radiation that can be detected by the human eye. Electromagnetic radiation occurs over an extremely wide range of wavelengths, from ... (21 of 1142 words, 38 images)
visible electromagnetic radiation. Of the entire electromagnetic spectrum, the human eye is sensitive to only a tiny part, the part that is called ... (23 of 156 words)
emitting light as a consequence of being heated to a high temperature | shining or glowing brightly | feeling or displaying intense emotion such as ... (23 of 70 words, 3 definitions, pronunciation)
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Origin: Latin candēns, candent-, present participle of candēre, to shine; see kand- in Indo-European roots.
Origin: Latin candens, present participle of candere, to shine: see "candescent"
First use: 1577
Origin: Latin candent-, candens, present participle of candēre
First use: 16th century
Origin: from Latin candēre to shine
Audio: North American pronunciation of "candent"
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