incandescent

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  1. adjective Emitting visible light as a result of being heated.
  2. adjective Shining brilliantly; very bright. See Synonyms at bright.
  3. adjective Characterized by ardent emotion, intensity, or brilliance: an incandescent performance.

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  • Rydell had been working by the light of a single incandescent, and she was shot from six rows back. —  AHMM,January-February2008
  • Despite the clothes his face was incandescent, and when he saw me he wheeled his arms and came on ever faster. —  Truth v. The Machine
  • They go incandescent, and you're guaranteed that the rest of the conversation will be in well-pronounced super Hochdeutsch from which you can learn —  Toytown Germany - Germany feed
  • Solid State Lighting Facts Example: Traffic Lights The cost to run an incandescent - traffic light is $16 / year The cost to run an LED - traffic light is $2 / year Replacing US traffic signals - could save $200M / year Source: 2001: Optoelectronics Industry Development Association Tech Roadmaps Source: Arthur D. —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • The camera also provides preset daylight, incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy and flash white balance settings, as well as a custom setting that can be user-tailored to existing conditions. —  DigitalCameraReview.com Digital Camera News and Reviews
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  1. = French incandescent = Spanish Portuguese Italian incandescente, from Latin incandescen(t-)s, present participle of incandescere, become warm or hot, glow: see incandesce, candescent.
 

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/ɪnkænˈdɛsənt/
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