Associations to the word «Incandescent»

Wiktionary

INCANDESCENT, adjective. Emitting light as a result of being heated
INCANDESCENT, adjective. Shining very brightly
INCANDESCENT, adjective. Showing intense emotion, as of a performance, etc.
INCANDESCENT, noun. An incandescent lamp or bulb
INCANDESCENT LAMP, noun. A light bulb whose metallic filament is heated by an electric current.

Dictionary definition

INCANDESCENT, 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".

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca