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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. emitting light as a result of being heated;
- Example: "an incandescent bulb"
[syn: incandescent, candent]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

candent adj 1: emitting light as a result of being heated; "an incandescent bulb" [syn: incandescent, candent]