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What does ‘Incandescent’ mean?
Related forms: Under science
Extremely hot. Emitting light due to extreme heat. When atoms are heated to extreme temperature the electrons emit light when they change orbitals.
“Incandescent light bulbs are not very efficient”.
“(figurative) He was incandescent with rage”.
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