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incandescent

/in-kuhn-des-uhnt/US // ˌɪn kənˈdɛs ənt //UK // (ˌɪnkænˈdɛsənt) //

白炽灯,白炽,白银,白化

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : produced by incandescence.
    • : glowing or white with heat.
    • : intensely bright; brilliant.
    • : brilliant; masterly; extraordinarily lucid: an incandescent masterpiece; incandescent wit.
    • : aglow with ardor, purpose, etc.: the incandescent vitality of youth.

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Examples

  • Some bulbs mimic bright blue daylight, while others try to recreate the warm glow of incandescent bulbs.

  • Light in the ultraviolet spectrum attracts bugs, and incandescent twinkle lights give off just as much of this light as do regular incandescent bulbs.

  • One set of two 33-foot connectable strings for a total of 200 incandescent lights.

  • While traditional twinkle lights that use incandescent bulbs may require maintenance and bulb replacement as often as twice a year, some types of LEDs can last upwards of 50,000 hours.

  • This is an imperfect film that still captures an elusive and incandescent vibe, as alluring as a strand of lights strung up for an impromptu concrete picnic.

  • To that end, the budget postpones federal phase-out of incandescent electric bulbs.

  • His bright idea turned out to be the incandescent light bulb, which he invented in 1880.

  • The lighting industry has rolled out a series of new products—LEDs, CFLs, new incandescent bulbs—that comply with the standard.

  • U.S. policy since 2007 has been to phase out incandescent light bulbs.

  • They last far longer than incandescent bulbs and save enormous amounts of energy.

  • Its a fine large word, and is in my line; it has quite a learned and cerebrospinal incandescent sound.

  • The yacht is lighted throughout by electricity, there being over 200 incandescent lamps.

  • On the inside of the spool, or towel support, an ordinary incandescent electric globe was placed.

  • Pieces of platinum that will serve very nicely for the purpose may be obtained from an old incandescent lamp.

  • The experiments and endeavors that brought this result constitute the story of the incandescent lamp.