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Antonyms for incandescent


Grammar : Adj
Spell : in-kuhn-des-uhnt
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪn kənˈdɛs ənt



Definition of incandescent

Origin :
  • 1794, from French incandescent or directly from Latin incandescentem (nominative incandescens), present participle of incandescere "become warm, glow, kindle," from in- "within" (see in- (2)) + candescere "begin to glow, become white," inceptive of candere "to glow, to shine" (see candle).
  • adj glowing
Example sentences :
  • I was then taken to visit his incandescent ovens and his vats in a state of ebullition.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • Their boat seemed to be sailing on the bosom of an incandescent stream.
  • Extract from : « The Downfall » by Emile Zola
  • Then leaf by leaf it dropped its petals until only an incandescent core was left.
  • Extract from : « Melomaniacs » by James Huneker
  • When anything becomes hot enough to glow, we say it is incandescent.
  • Extract from : « Common Science » by Carleton W. Washburne
  • Then heat the top of the bubble till it is incandescent and blow violently.
  • Extract from : « On Laboratory Arts » by Richard Threlfall
  • The globe was cracked, and the incandescent burner was broken.
  • Extract from : « The Shrieking Pit » by Arthur J. Rees
  • And at last it was won, and the incandescent lamp placed on the market.
  • Extract from : « American Men of Mind » by Burton E. Stevenson
  • They were incandescent particles of carbon which crackled at his feet.
  • Extract from : « Godfrey Morgan » by Jules Verne
  • She echoed the words with a scorn so incandescent that he winced.
  • Extract from : « The Roof Tree » by Charles Neville Buck
  • The incandescent mantle is more extensively used every year.
  • Extract from : « How it Works » by Archibald Williams

Synonyms for incandescent

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