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incandescent
What does incandescent mean?
incandescent (adjective): emitting light as a result of being heated.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use incandescent in a sentence?
- This is an incandescent light bulb. (Tatoeba sentence #9962068 by Amastan, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce incandescent?
/ˌɪnkənˈdɛsənt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does incandescent come from?
Borrowed from French incandescent, from Latin incandescens.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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suited to your comfort or purpose or needs
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emitting light as a result of being heated
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markedly new or introducing radical change
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