Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

incandesce

/ˌɪn.kænˈdɛs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-can-desce
IPA: /ˌɪn.kænˈdɛs/

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Example Sentences

"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"

Etymology

Back-formation from incandescent or from Latin incandescere

Inflected Forms

incandesces (present, singular) incandescing (participle, present) incandesced (participle, past) incandesced (past)

Derived Forms

incandescence

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce incandesce?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪn.kænˈdɛs/.
What does incandesce mean?: To make or become incandescent, especially by the application of heat.
Where does incandesce come from?: Back-formation from incandescent or from Latin incandescere

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