incandescent

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French incandescent, from Latin incandescens, from incandesco (“be heated, glow”), from in- (intensifying prefix) +‎ candesco (“become white”), from candidus (“white”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌɪn.kænˈdɛs.ənt/, /ˌɪŋ.kænˈdɛs.ənt/, /ˌɪn.kənˈdɛs.ənt/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌɪn.kænˈdɛs.ənt/, /ˌɪn.kənˈdɛs.ənt/ Rhymes: -ɛsənt === Adjective === incandescent (comparative more incandescent, superlative most incandescent) Emitting light as a result of being heated. Shining very brightly. (figurative) Showing intense emotion, as of a performance, etc. Extremely angry; furious. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== incandescence incandescently ==== Translations ==== === Noun === incandescent (plural incandescents) An incandescent lamp or bulb. ==== Translations ==== === See also === fluorescent == French == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin incandescens, present participle of incandesco (“to be heated, to glow”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ̃.kɑ̃.dɛ.sɑ̃/ ~ /ɛ̃.kɑ̃.de.sɑ̃/ Homophone: incandescents Hyphenation: in‧can‧de‧scent === Adjective === incandescent (feminine incandescente, masculine plural incandescents, feminine plural incandescentes) incandescent Lorsque cette masse incandescente sortit des entrailles de la terre, elle se trouva entourée d'eau et se refroidit rapidement. (Jean Louis Armand de Quatrefages de Bréau, L'Archipel de Chausey, souvenirs d'un Naturaliste, Revue des Deux Mondes, tome 30, 1842) ==== Related terms ==== incandescence candide === Further reading === “incandescent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Latin == === Verb === incandēscent third-person plural future active indicative of incandēscō == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French incandescent. === Adjective === incandescent m or n (feminine singular incandescentă, masculine plural incandescenți, feminine/neuter plural incandescente) incandescent ==== Declension ====