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  • 21incandescent lamp — Tungsten lamp Tung sten lamp An electric glow lamp having filaments of metallic tungsten, and contained in a glass bulb which is evacuated or has an inert gas, to avoid oxidation of the tungsten; a common form of light bulb. Such lamps, owing to… …

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  • 22incandescent light — Tungsten lamp Tung sten lamp An electric glow lamp having filaments of metallic tungsten, and contained in a glass bulb which is evacuated or has an inert gas, to avoid oxidation of the tungsten; a common form of light bulb. Such lamps, owing to… …

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  • 23incandescent — I. adjective Etymology: probably from French, from Latin incandescent , incandescens, present participle of incandescere to become hot, from in + candescere to become hot, from candēre to glow more at candid Date: 1794 1. a. white, glowing, or… …

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  • 24Incandescent (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Incandescent Type = Album Artist = Crumbächer Released = 1985 Recorded = Genre = New Wave, Pop, Christian Length = Label = Broken Records Producer = Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg… …

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  • 25incandescent — in|can|des|cent [ˌınkænˈdesənt US kən ] adj [Date: 1700 1800; : Latin; Origin: , present participle of incandescere, from candescere to become hot ] 1.) very angry ▪ The Prince was said to be incandescent with rage . 2.) technical producing a… …

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  • 26incandescent — in|can|des|cent [ ,ınkæn desnt ] adjective 1. ) producing light as a result of being made very hot 2. ) MAINLY LITERARY extremely bright or impressive: an incandescent smile 3. ) FORMAL extremely angry: incandescent with rage ╾ in|can|des|cence… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 27incandescent — adjective 1) incandescent fragments of lava Syn: white hot, red hot, burning, fiery, blazing, ablaze, aflame; glowing, aglow, radiant, bright, brilliant, luminous, sparkling; literary fervid, lucent; rare igneous 2) …

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  • 28incandescent — UK [ˌɪnkænˈdes(ə)nt] / US adjective 1) physics producing light as a result of being made very hot 2) mainly literary extremely bright or impressive an incandescent smile 3) formal extremely angry incandescent with rage Derived word: incandescence …

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  • 29incandescent — 1. adjective /ˌɪn.kænˈdɛs.ənt,ˌɪŋ.kænˈdɛs.ənt,ˌɪn.kənˈdɛs.ənt,ˌɪn.kænˈdɛs.ənt,ˌɪn.kənˈdɛs.ənt/ a) emitting light as a result of being heated b) shining very brightly See Also: incandescence …

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  • 30incandescent — adj. Incandescent is used with these nouns: ↑bulb, ↑lamp, ↑lighting …

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