In`can*des"cent (?), a.
[L. incandecens, -entis, p. pr. of incandescere to become warm or hot;
pref. in- in +
candescere to become of a glittering whiteness, to become red hot, incho. fr. candere to be of a glittering
whiteness: cf. F. incandescent. See Candle.]
White,
glowing, or luminous, with intense heat; as, incandescent carbon
or platinum; hence, clear; shining; brilliant.
Holy Scripture become resplendent; or, as one might say, incandescent throughout.
I.
Taylor. Incandescent lamp or light (Elec.), a kind of lamp
in which the light is
produced by a thin filament of conducting material, usually
carbon, contained in a vacuum, and
heated to incandescence
by an electric current, as in the Edison
lamp; -- called also incandescence lamp,
and glowlamp.
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