incandescentとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Borrowed from French incandescent, from Latin incandescens, from incandesco (“be heated, glow”), from in- (intensifying prefix) +‎ candesco (“become white”), from candidus (“white”).

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ˌɪn.kænˈdɛs.ənt/, /ˌɪŋ.kænˈdɛs.ənt/, /ˌɪn.kənˈdɛs.ənt/
• (米国発音) IPA: /ˌɪn.kænˈdɛs.ənt/, /ˌɪn.kənˈdɛs.ənt/
• 韻: -ɛsənt

形容詞

incandescent (comparative more incandescent, superlative most incandescent)

1. Emitting light as a result of being heated.
   • 1959, Tom Lehrer, “We Will All Go Together When We Go”:

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

   • 2007 March 1, Matthew L. Wald, “Room to Improve”, in The New York Times‎, archived from the original on 3 June 2017:

     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.

2. Shining very brightly.
   • 2013 November 27, John Grotzinger, “The world of Mars [print version: International Herald Tribune Magazine, 2013, p. 36]”, in The New York Times‎, archived from the original on 2 November 2017:

     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].

3. (figurative) Showing intense emotion, as of a performance, etc.

   The incandescent performance enraptured the audience.

4. Extremely angry; furious.

   She is incandescent with rage because someone stole her wallet.

派生語

関連する語

• incandescence
• incandescently

名詞

incandescent (plural incandescents)

1. An incandescent lamp or bulb.
   • 2007 March 1, Matthew L. Wald, “Room to Improve”, in The New York Times‎, archived from the original on 3 June 2017:

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

参考

• fluorescent