Candent (Adjective)
Meaning
Emitting light as a result of being heated; "an incandescent bulb".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The candent glow of the fireflies filled the summer evening air.
- As the metal reached a certain temperature, it began to emit a bright candent light.
- The candent wire glowed with an intense orange color as it was heated in the flask.
- Incandescent and candent are two words that describe objects of great heat and light.
- The newly formed star emitted a candent radiation that could be seen for millions of light-years.