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comparative more incandescent, superlative most incandescent
Emitting light as a result of being heated. quotations examples
We will all go together when we go / All suffused with an incandescent glow
1959, Tom Lehrer (lyrics and music), “We Will All Go Together When We Go”
Shining very brightly. quotations examples
Those multitoned buttes and mesas [of the Grand Canyon], and that incandescent sequence of colorful bands that make one of the natural wonders of the world so grand, can also be found over 100 million miles away [on Mars].
2013 November 27, John Grotzinger, “The world of Mars ”, in The New York Times
(figurative) Showing intense emotion, as of a performance, etc. examples
plural incandescents
An incandescent lamp or bulb quotations examples
Compact fluorescents are typically rated at 7,500 to 10,000 hours, and incandescents at about 1,500 hours.
2007 March 1, Matthew L. Wald, “Room to Improve”, in New York Times