candent

candent
adjective Etymology: Latin candent-, candens, present participle of candēre Date: 1577 glowing from or as if from great heat

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  • Candent — Can dent, a. [L. candens, p. pr. of cand[ e]re to glitter. See {Candid}.] Heated to whiteness; glowing with heat. A candent vessel. Boyle. [1913 Webster] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • candent — [kan′dənt] adj. [L candens, prp. of candere, to shine: see CANDESCENT] Archaic glowing with heat …   English World dictionary

  • candent — /kan deuhnt/, adj. glowing with heat; being at a white heat. [1570 80; < L candent (s. of candens, prp. of candere to be shining white), equiv. to cand bright (see CANDID) + ent ENT] * * * …   Universalium

  • candent — adjective Glowing as a result of its high temperature; incandescent, glowing with heat. beneath them also flowered, like some immense coloured crystal, a semicircle of lake water, candent and faithful as a magic lantern to the startled images of… …   Wiktionary

  • candent — can|dent Mot Agut Adjectiu invariable …   Diccionari Català-Català

  • candent — adj. incandescent, discharging light as a result of being heated …   English contemporary dictionary

  • candent — can·dent …   English syllables

  • candent — /ˈkændənt/ (say kanduhnt) adjective glowing with heat; at a white heat. {Latin candens, present participle, shining} …  

  • candent —   a. white hot …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • candent — adjective emitting light as a result of being heated an incandescent bulb • Syn: ↑incandescent • Similar to: ↑light • Derivationally related forms: ↑incandescence (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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