MEANING
Glowing or becoming white-hot, typically because of intense heat.
Use it for
Describe something white-hot rather than merely bright.Give a white-hot object, wire, or seam of lava a precise, high-energy glow.
Words that belong together
- candescent metal
- candescent light
- candescent lava
On the page
Candescent seams of lava split the black crust.
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Word forms
- Base
- candescent
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Usage notes
Usually literal and strongly tied to heat; use it for an object glowing from temperature, not any pale or bright surface.
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