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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

[L.

incandecens

-entis

, p. pr. of

incandescere

to become warm or hot; pref.

in-

in +

candescere

to become of a glittering whiteness, to become red hot, incho. fr.

candere

to be of a glittering whiteness: cf. F.

incandescent

. See

White, glowing, or luminous, with intense heat;

as,

incandescent

carbon or platinum

; hence, clear; shining; brilliant.

Holy Scripture become resplendent; or, as one might say,

incandescent

throughout.

I. Taylor.

Adj.

White or glowing with heat.