INCANDESCENT
incandescent, candent
(adjective) emitting light as a result of being heated; “an incandescent bulb”
incandescent
(adjective) characterized by ardent emotion or intensity or brilliance; “an incandescent performance”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
incandescent (comparative more incandescent, superlative most incandescent)
emitting light as a result of being heated
shining very brightly
showing intense emotion, as of a performance, etc.
Noun
incandescent (plural incandescents)
An incandescent lamp or bulb
Source: Wiktionary
In`can*des"cent, a. Etym: [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.]
Definition: 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, contained in a vacuum, and heated to incandescence by an electric current, as in the Edison lamp; -- called also incandescence lamp, and glowlamp.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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