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11incandescent — ► ADJECTIVE 1) glowing as a result of being heated. 2) (of an electric light) containing a filament which glows white hot when heated by a current passed through it. 3) informal extremely angry. DERIVATIVES incandescence noun incandescently… …
12incandescent — [in΄kən des′ənt] adj. [L incandescens, prp. of incandescere: see IN 1 & CANDESCENT] 1. glowing with intense heat; red hot or, esp., white hot 2. very bright; shining brilliantly; gleaming incandescence n. incandescently adv …
13incandescent lamp — n. a lamp in which the light is produced by a filament of conducting material contained in a vacuum and heated to incandescence by an electric current …
14Incandescent light bulb — The incandescent light bulb, incandescent lamp or incandescent light globe is a source of electric light that works by incandescence, (a general term for heat driven light emissions which includes the simple case of black body radiation). An… …
15incandescent — [[t]ɪ̱nkænde̱s(ə)nt[/t]] 1) ADJ Incandescent substances or devices give out a lot of light when heated. [TECHNICAL] ...incandescent gases. ...incandescent light bulbs. 2) ADJ: usu ADJ n If you describe someone or something as incandescent, you… …
16incandescent lamp — a lamp that emits light due to the glowing of a heated material, esp. the common device in which a tungsten filament enclosed within an evacuated glass bulb is rendered luminous by the passage of an electric current through it. Cf. fluorescent… …
17Incandescent light bulbs, including regular or energy-efficient light bulbs — An incandescent bulb is a type of electric light in which light is produced by a filament heated by electric current. The most common example is the type you find in most table and floor lamps. In commercial buildings, incandescent lights are… …
18incandescent lamp — noun electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity • Syn: ↑light bulb, ↑lightbulb, ↑bulb, ↑electric light, ↑electric light bulb •… …
19incandescent — incandescently, adv. /in keuhn des euhnt/, adj. 1. (of light) produced by incandescence. 2. glowing or white with heat. 3. intensely bright; brilliant. 4. brilliant; masterly; extraordinarily lucid: an incandescent masterpiece; incandescent wit.… …
20incandescent light — noun : light from a source of incandescence * * * incandescent light, 1. the light produced from an incandescent object, lamp, or the like. 2. = incandescent lamp. (Cf. ↑incandescent lamp) …
