"candescent" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more candescent [comparative], most candescent [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛsənt Etymology: From Latin candēscēns, present participle of candēscō (“to brighten, radiate, become red hot”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|candēscēns}} Latin candēscēns Head templates: {{en-adj}} candescent (comparative more candescent, superlative most candescent)
  1. glowing with heat; white-hot, incandescent. Related terms: candescence
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