incandesce
11incandesce — in•can•desce [[t]ˌɪn kənˈdɛs[/t]] v. i. v. t. desced, desc•ing phs to glow or cause to glow with heat • Etymology: 1870–75 …
12incandesce — [c]/ɪnkænˈdɛs/ (say inkan des) verb (incandesced, incandescing) –verb (i) 1. to glow with heat. –verb (t) 2. to cause to glow. {Latin incandescere grow hot, glow} …
13incandesce — v.i. become white, glow, or make to glow, with heat. ♦ incandescence, n. ♦ incandescent, a …
14incandesce — verb 1. cause to become incandescent or glow the lamp was incandesced • Derivationally related forms: ↑incandescence • Hypernyms: ↑change, ↑alter, ↑modify • Verb Frames …
15in camera see CAMERA. — incandesce v.intr. & tr. glow or cause to glow with heat. Etymology: back form. f. INCANDESCENT …
16glow — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. flush, sheen, light, radiance, warmth. v. shine, gleam, flush, burn, blaze, flame. See heat, feeling, color, vigor. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. luminosity, radiance, brightness, flush; see light 1 . See… …
17Incandescence — is the emission of light (visible electromagnetic radiation) from a hot body due to its temperature. [cite book | title = Treatise on Heat author = Dionysius Lardner | publisher = Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green Longman | year = 1833 | url =… …
18gleam — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. light, beam, flash, glimmer, ray. v. i. shine, glow, glitter, glimmer. See light. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. glow, beam, shimmer; see light 1 , 3 . v. Syn. shimmer, glimmer, sparkle, flash; see shine 1 …
19incandescence — noun 1. the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised • Syn: ↑glow • Derivationally related forms: ↑glow (for: ↑glow), ↑incandescent, ↑incandesce …
20in´can|des´cent|ly — in|can|des|cent «IHN kuhn DEHS uhnt», adjective. 1. glowing with heat; red hot or white hot; heated to such a high temperature that it gives out light: »The embers of he fire were still incandescent even though the flames had disappeared. The… …
