incandescent
adjective
Origin of incandescent
Synonyms for incandescent
Related Words for incandescent
radiant, luminous, shining, beaming, brilliant, effulgent, fulgent, intense, lambent, red-hot, refulgent, lucent, phosphorescent, white-hotExamples from the Web for incandescent
Contemporary Examples of incandescent
To that end, the budget postpones federal phase-out of incandescent electric bulbs.
His bright idea turned out to be the incandescent light bulb, which he invented in 1880.
They last far longer than incandescent bulbs and save enormous amounts of energy.
The light of halogen lamps is slightly more “whiteish” than incandescent lamps.
Their dimming performance will rarely match that of an incandescent, but it is getting better as the technology improves.
Historical Examples of incandescent
I was then taken to visit his incandescent ovens and his vats in a state of ebullition.
My Double LifeSarah Bernhardt
Their boat seemed to be sailing on the bosom of an incandescent stream.
The DownfallEmile Zola
Then leaf by leaf it dropped its petals until only an incandescent core was left.
MelomaniacsJames Huneker
When anything becomes hot enough to glow, we say it is incandescent.
Common ScienceCarleton W. Washburne
Then heat the top of the bubble till it is incandescent and blow violently.
On Laboratory ArtsRichard Threlfall