Hypertext Webster Gateway: "incandescent"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Incandescent \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
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
incandescent
adj 1: emitting light as a result of being heated; "an incandescent
bulb" [syn: {candent}]
2: characterized by ardent emotion or intensity or brilliance;
"an incandescent performance"
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