What does incandesce mean?
Incandesce means (ambitransitive) To make or become incandescent, especially by the application of heat..
Incandesce
/ˌɪn.kænˈdɛs/ · verb
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
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When Should You Use Incandesce?
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How do you use incandesce in a sentence?
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.
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