- candent
- adjectiveemitting light as a result of being heated-
an incandescent bulb
• Syn: ↑incandescent• Similar to: ↑light• Derivationally related forms: ↑incandescence (for: ↑incandescent)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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Candent — Can dent, a. [L. candens, p. pr. of cand[ e]re to glitter. See {Candid}.] Heated to whiteness; glowing with heat. A candent vessel. Boyle. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
candent — [kan′dənt] adj. [L candens, prp. of candere, to shine: see CANDESCENT] Archaic glowing with heat … English World dictionary
candent — adjective Etymology: Latin candent , candens, present participle of candēre Date: 1577 glowing from or as if from great heat … New Collegiate Dictionary
candent — /kan deuhnt/, adj. glowing with heat; being at a white heat. [1570 80; < L candent (s. of candens, prp. of candere to be shining white), equiv. to cand bright (see CANDID) + ent ENT] * * * … Universalium
candent — adjective Glowing as a result of its high temperature; incandescent, glowing with heat. beneath them also flowered, like some immense coloured crystal, a semicircle of lake water, candent and faithful as a magic lantern to the startled images of… … Wiktionary
candent — can|dent Mot Agut Adjectiu invariable … Diccionari Català-Català
candent — adj. incandescent, discharging light as a result of being heated … English contemporary dictionary
candent — can·dent … English syllables
candent — /ˈkændənt/ (say kanduhnt) adjective glowing with heat; at a white heat. {Latin candens, present participle, shining} …
candent — a. white hot … Dictionary of difficult words
