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candescent

[ kan-des-uh nt ]
/ kænˈdɛs ənt /
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adjective

glowing; incandescent.

Words related to candescent

brightness, brilliance, shimmer, sparkle, glitter, sheen, glow, ignition, resplendence, effulgence, radiance, gleam, glaze, dazzle, iridescence, brilliancy, burnish, glint, polish, lambency

Words nearby candescent

candela, candelabra, candelabrum, candelilla, candent, candescent, candia, candice, candicidin, candid, candid camera

Origin of candescent

1815–25; < Latin candēscent- (stem of candescēns, present participle of candēscere to become bright), equivalent to cand- bright (see candid) + -ēscent- -escent

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British Dictionary definitions for candescence

candescent
/ (kænˈdɛsənt) /

adjective

rare glowing or starting to glow with heat

Derived forms of candescent

candescence, nouncandescently, adverb

Word Origin for candescent

C19: from Latin candescere, from candēre to be white, shine
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