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Meanings of
incandescent
in English
Emitting light as a result of being heated.
candent
Related terms
light
Glowing white because of intense heat.
white-hot
Synonyms
Examples for "
white-hot
"
white-hot
Examples for "
white-hot
"
1
Their courage fanned
white
-
hot
by the pair's words, the nearby soldiers followed.
2
However, they cannot hold a candle to David and Maddie's
white
-
hot
flirtation.
3
Level beams of parting sunlight flashing through the trees like
white
-
hot
wire.
4
For a very long time the
white
-
hot
sunshine glowed on their flanks.
5
On the anvil the end of the
white
-
hot
bar was immediately laid.
Incandescent.
Related terms
glorious
Usage of
incandescent
in English
1
Uranium certainly is; thorium-thestuff of this
incandescent
gas mantle-certainlyis; actinium.
2
The
incandescent
brightness on the mountains was not lessened in the least.
3
The human brain's power consumption resembles that of a 20-watt
incandescent
lightbulb.
4
They use less energy than traditional
incandescent
bulbs and compact fluorescent fixtures.
5
An
incandescent
lamp marked 16-candle-power was set in each of the light-boxes.
6
A huge spot on the side of the ship had become
incandescent
.
7
Almost as he said it, the steel beneath the blowpipe became
incandescent
.
8
He was seated in what was relatively a blaze of
incandescent
blue.
9
The landscape yonder shone and sparkled as if it had been
incandescent
.
10
Plantation shutters stood open at the windows and
incandescent
light filtered through.
11
Noted for inventing, among other things, the phonograph and the
incandescent
bulb.
12
In what manner does the
incandescent
headlight differ from the arc headlight?
13
That's just under half the light supplied by a 100W
incandescent
bulb.
14
Eddie was bent over his knapsack, and held up an
incandescent
flare.
15
The
incandescent
light shifted, surged, began to stream into the crystal sphere.
16
Tungsten light, named for the filament inside of
incandescent
bulbs is orange.
Other examples for "incandescent"
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incandescent
Adjective
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
incandescent light
incandescent lamp
incandescent bulbs
incandescent filament
incandescent gas
More collocations
Incandescent
through the time
Incandescent
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common