- 1(technology) giving out light when heated incandescent light bulbs
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- 2(formal) very bright incandescent white
- 3(formal) full of strong emotion an incandescent musical performance She was incandescent with rage.
NAmE//ˌɪnkænˈdɛsns//
noun [uncountable]See incandescent in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: incandescent