That agent, force, or action in nature by the operation of which upon the organs of sight, objects are rendered visible or luminous.
Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.
Heated to whiteness; glowing with heat.
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That agent, force, or action in nature by the operation of which upon the organs of sight, objects are rendered visible or luminous.
Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.
That agent, force, or action in nature by the operation of which upon the organs of sight, objects are rendered visible or luminous.
Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.
To shine with an intense or white heat; to give forth vivid light and heat; to be incandescent.
Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.
To shine with an intense or white heat; to give forth vivid light and heat; to be incandescent.
Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.
White, glowing, or luminous, with intense heat; as, incandescent carbon or platinum; hence, clear; shining; brilliant.
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