incandescent
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French incandescent, from Latin incandescens, from incandesco (“be heated, glow”), from in- (intensifying prefix) + candesco (“become white”), from candidus (“white”).
Pronunciation
edit- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌɪn.kænˈdɛs.ənt/, /ˌɪŋ.kænˈdɛs.ənt/, /ˌɪn.kənˈdɛs.ənt/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌɪn.kænˈdɛs.ənt/, /ˌɪn.kənˈdɛs.ənt/
Audio (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: -ɛsənt
Adjective
editincandescent (comparative more incandescent, superlative most incandescent)
- Emitting light as a result of being heated.
- 1959, Tom Lehrer (lyrics and music), “We Will All Go Together When We Go”:
- We will all go together when we go / All suffused with an incandescent glow
- Shining very brightly.
- 2013 November 27, John Grotzinger, “The world of Mars [print version: International Herald Tribune Magazine, 2013, p. 36]”, in The New York Times[1]:
- Those multitoned buttes and mesas [of the Grand Canyon], and that incandescent sequence of colorful bands that make one of the natural wonders of the world so grand, can also be found over 100 million miles away [on Mars].
- (figurative) Showing intense emotion, as of a performance, etc.
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editTranslations
editemitting light as result of heating
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shining brightly
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showing intense emotion
Noun
editincandescent (plural incandescents)
- An incandescent lamp or bulb
- 2007 March 1, Matthew L. Wald, “Room to Improve”, in New York Times[2]:
- Compact fluorescents are typically rated at 7,500 to 10,000 hours, and incandescents at about 1,500 hours.
Translations
editincandescent lamp — see light bulb
See also
editFrench
editEtymology
editFrom Latin incandescentem, from incandesco (“be heated, glow”), from in- (“intensifying prefix”) + candesco (“become white”), from candidus (“white”).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ɛ̃.kɑ̃.dɛ.sɑ̃/ ~ /ɛ̃.kɑ̃.de.sɑ̃/
Audio: (file) - Homophone: incandescents
- Hyphenation: in‧can‧de‧scent
Adjective
editincandescent (feminine incandescente, masculine plural incandescents, feminine plural incandescentes)
- incandescent
- Lorsque cette masse incandescente sortit des entrailles de la terre, elle se trouva entourée d'eau et se refroidit rapidement. (Jean Louis Armand de Quatrefages de Bréau, L'Archipel de Chausey, souvenirs d'un Naturaliste, Revue des Deux Mondes, tome 30, 1842)
Related terms
editReferences
edit- “incandescent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Further reading
edit- “incandescent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
editVerb
editincandēscent
Romanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French incandescent.
Adjective
editincandescent m or n (feminine singular incandescentă, masculine plural incandescenți, feminine and neuter plural incandescente)
Declension
editDeclension of incandescent
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | incandescent | incandescentă | incandescenți | incandescente | ||
definite | incandescentul | incandescenta | incandescenții | incandescentele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | incandescent | incandescente | incandescenți | incandescente | ||
definite | incandescentului | incandescentei | incandescenților | incandescentelor |
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