incandescentin‧can‧des‧cent /ˌɪnkænˈdesənt◂ $ -kən-/ adjective 
The prince was said to be incandescent with rage.2 technical producing a bright light when heated: the invention of the incandescent lamp3literary very bright: incandescent flowers—incandescence noun [uncountable]
WORD ORIGINincandescent
Origin:
1700-1800 Latin present participle of incandescere, from candescere ‘to become hot’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- an incandescent light bulb
- All evening the table had been under a cone of supple white light hot light a soft shimmering incandescent glow.
- But potential Nader voters are ideologically incandescent and do not need debates to motivate them.
- Contemporary records suggest she possessed neither classic beauty nor a great voice: simply the built-in spotlight of the incandescent star.
- It was a rare incandescent, magical full moon, alfresco evening.
- Marie-Christine was beautiful in her billowing gown, and both she and Jacques looked almost incandescent with happiness.
- The accumulator vanes within the hood energize the conductors and insulators of the capacitor to power this incandescent discharge.
- The meteorite was described as being incandescent after landing on the ground.
- Wordless images of a new life expanded her, making her feel an incandescent love for life.
WORD SETS
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY The prince was said to be incandescent with rage.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1very angry: The prince was said to be incandescent with rage. formal (=be extremely angry)· The Queen was incandescent with rage.
The prince was said to be incandescent with rage.2 technical producing a bright light when heated: the invention of the incandescent lamp3literary very bright: incandescent flowers—incandescence noun [uncountable]