Incandesce

Quick meaning: Incandesce is a verb meaning (ambitransitive) To make or become incandescent, especially by the application of heat.

Meaning

(ambitransitive) To make or become incandescent, especially by the application of heat.

Example Sentences

It incandesces in sulphurous acid at ordinary temperatures, sulphate of protoxide of lead being the product; it also incandesces when triturated with ⅛th of its weight of cane-sugar, or ⅙th of grape-sugar.

The receiver is in the form of a hollow glass ring, a circular filament occupying an axial position within the hollow portion of the ring, and being composed of material such as carbon of small cross-section, that incandesces upon the passage of an electric current

Word Forms

• incandesces
• incandescing
• incandesced

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include incend, ignite, accend, irradiate, inflame, glow.

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