filament incandescent

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• incandescent — incandescent, ente [ ɛ̃kɑ̃desɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • 1781; lat. incandescens, p. prés. de incandescere « être en feu » ♦ Chauffé à blanc ou au rouge vif; rendu lumineux par une chaleur intense. ⇒ ardent, igné, lumineux. Charbon, métal incandescent. Les… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• filament — FILAMÉNT, filamente, s.n. 1. Formaţie filiformă a unor celule animale sau vegetale. ♦ Parte a staminei care susţine antera 2. Conductor subţire, de obicei de metal, care devine incandescent, când este străbătut de curent electric. 3. Formaţie… …   Dicționar Român

• Incandescent — In can*des cent, a. [L. incandecens, entis, p. pr. of incandescere to become warm or hot; pref. in in + candescere to become of a glittering whiteness, to become red hot, incho. fr. candere to be of a glittering whiteness: cf. F. incandescent.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Incandescent lamp — Incandescent In can*des cent, a. [L. incandecens, entis, p. pr. of incandescere to become warm or hot; pref. in in + candescere to become of a glittering whiteness, to become red hot, incho. fr. candere to be of a glittering whiteness: cf. F.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Incandescent light — Incandescent In can*des cent, a. [L. incandecens, entis, p. pr. of incandescere to become warm or hot; pref. in in + candescere to become of a glittering whiteness, to become red hot, incho. fr. candere to be of a glittering whiteness: cf. F.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Incandescent light bulb — Incandescent In can*des cent, a. [L. incandecens, entis, p. pr. of incandescere to become warm or hot; pref. in in + candescere to become of a glittering whiteness, to become red hot, incho. fr. candere to be of a glittering whiteness: cf. F.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• filament — [fil′ə mənt] n. [Fr < ML filamentum < LL filare, to spin < L filum: see FILE1] 1. a very slender thread or fiber 2. a threadlike part; specif., a) the fine metal wire in a light bulb which becomes incandescent when heated by an electric… …   English World dictionary

• incandescent bulb — incandescent lamp or incandescent bulb, a lamp containing a material that gives light by incandescence, especially an electric lamp with a filament of very fine wire that becomes white hot and gives off light when current flows through it; light… …   Useful english dictionary

• incandescent — ► ADJECTIVE 1) glowing as a result of being heated. 2) (of an electric light) containing a filament which glows white hot when heated by a current passed through it. 3) informal extremely angry. DERIVATIVES incandescence noun incandescently… …   English terms dictionary

• incandescent lamp — n. a lamp in which the light is produced by a filament of conducting material contained in a vacuum and heated to incandescence by an electric current …   English World dictionary

• Incandescent light bulb — The incandescent light bulb, incandescent lamp or incandescent light globe is a source of electric light that works by incandescence, (a general term for heat driven light emissions which includes the simple case of black body radiation). An… …   Wikipedia