incandescent

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adjective

Giving off or reflecting light readily or in large amounts: beamy, bright, brilliant, effulgent, irradiant, lambent, lucent, luminous, lustrous, radiant, refulgent, shiny. See light/darkness.

adj

Definition: glowing
Antonyms: dark, dim

IN BRIEF: White or glowing with heat.

Thomas Edison was the most famous of several inventors who created the incandescent light bulb.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - strålende, skinnende, hvidglødende

Nederlands (Dutch)
gloeiend, fonkelend

Français (French)
adj. - incandescent, (fig) rayonnant

Deutsch (German)
adj. - glühend

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - πυρακτωμένος

Italiano (Italian)
incandescente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - incandescente

Русский (Russian)
ослепительный, накаленный добела

Español (Spanish)
adj. - incandescente

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - glödande, bländande, uppflammande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
白热的, 辉耀的, 发白热光的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 白熱的, 輝耀的, 發白熱光的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 백열의, 빛나는, 열렬한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 白熱した, 光り輝く, 熱烈な, 白熱の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) متوهج, ساطع, براق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮זוהר, לוהט‬

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