candescent
Use Candescent in a sentence
ənt adjective
glowing; incandescent.
Origin:
1815–25; < Latin candēscent- (stem of candescēns, present participle of candēscere to become bright), equivalent to cand- bright (see candid) + -ēscent- -escent
1815–25; < Latin candēscent- (stem of candescēns, present participle of candēscere to become bright), equivalent to cand- bright (see candid) + -ēscent- -escent
Related forms
can·des·cence, noun
can·des·cent·ly, adverb
non·can·des·cence, noun
non·can·des·cent, adjective
non·can·des·cent·ly, adverb
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candescent (kænˈdɛsənt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| rare glowing or starting to glow with heat | |
| [C19: from Latin candescere, from candēre to be white, shine] | |
| can'descence | |
| —n | |
| can'descently | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
candescent
1824, from L. candescentem (nom. candescens), prp. of candescere "to become white, begin to gleam," inchoative of candere "to shine, to glow" (see candle).
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Example sentences
The structure will be wired for in candescent electric lights and gas fixtures will also be put in.
All other installations shall be wired in the same manner as battery pack candescent fixtures.
It is an in candescent, consuming flame that dulls me sitting at your knees, cradled in your heart.
At night the grounds and buildings will be brilliantly illuminated by hundreds of colored in candescent and arc lights.
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