Incandescent

//ˌɪn.kænˈdɛs.ənt//

"Incandescent" in a Sentence (16 examples)

She was incandescent with joy upon hearing his proposal.

We replaced all incandescent lightbulbs with new energy-saving lightbulbs.

The fire burnt brightly, and the soft radiance of the incandescent lights in the lilies of silver caught the bubbles that flashed and passed in our glasses.

He eats propolis near the hearth where an incandescent fire is burning.

He's eating propolis near the hearth where an incandescent fire is burning.

This is an incandescent light bulb.

Incandescent light bulbs have been around for more than a hundred years.

Thomas Edison invented incandescent light bulbs.

Incandescent lights bulbs are still in use to this day.

Other countries are also adopting nationwide changes. In Switzerland, drivers will have to keep their headlights on, even in the middle of the day. Canada has banned incandescent lightbulbs, while Botswana is prohibiting elephant hunting.

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We will all go together when we go / All suffused with an incandescent glow

Rather than burning out as incandescent bulbs do, L.E.D.’s light output dims over tens of thousands of hours. L.E.D.’s are also more resistant to vibration than incandescents or screw-in fluorescent bulbs, and do not flicker or hum.

Those multitoned buttes and mesas [of the Grand Canyon], and that incandescent sequence of colorful bands that make one of the natural wonders of the world so grand, can also be found over 100 million miles away [on Mars].

The incandescent performance enraptured the audience.

She is incandescent with rage because someone stole her wallet.

Compact fluorescents are typically rated at 7,500 to 10,000 hours, and incandescents at about 1,500 hours.

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