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incandescent

1. emitting light as a result of being heated

“plumes of incandescent liquid rock”

2. (of an electric light) containing a filament which glows white-hot when heated by a current passed through it

“an incandescent lamp”

adjective

/ˌɪnkənˈdɛs(ə)nt/

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  • luminous
  • radiant
  • dull
  • opaque

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