CANDENT

incandescent, candent

(adjective) emitting light as a result of being heated; “an incandescent bulb”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

candent (comparative more candent, superlative most candent)

(now rare) Glowing as a result of its high temperature; incandescent, glowing with heat.

Source: Wiktionary


Can`dent, a. Etym: [L. candens, p. pr. of candëre to glitter. See Candid.]

Definition: Heated to whiteness; glowing with heat. "A candent vessel." Boyle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

27 January 2025

FISSILE

(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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