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Meaning of incandesce | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2
ˌɪn.kænˈdɛs

Definitions

To make or become incandescent, especially by the application of heat.

ambitransitive

Equivalents

Polski ćmić żarzyć
Українська розпекти

Examples

“It incandesces in sulphurous acid at ordinary temperatures, sulphate of protoxide of lead being the product; it also incandesces when triturated with ⅛th of its weight of cane-sugar, or ⅙th of grape-sugar.”
“The receiver is in the form of a hollow glass ring, a circular filament occupying an axial position within the hollow portion of the ring, and being composed of material such as carbon of small cross-section, that incandesces upon the passage of an electric current”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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