[adjective] - producing a bright light after being heated to a high temperatureReplacing a 60 watt incandescent light bulb with a 14 watt fluorescent tube can cut your lighting bill by up to 75 per cent.We looked out across a river valley to the broad snow-white ridge of Mount Ararat, its peak incandescent against the blue sky.(figurative) He was absolutely incandescent (with rage) (= extremely angry).(figurative) Her beauty had an incandescent quality to it.
INCANDESCENT
Meaning of INCANDESCENT in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012