Encyclopedic Dictionary of Polymers

2011 Edition
| Editors: Jan W. Gooch

Incandescent

  • Jan W. Gooch
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6247-8_6239
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\▐in-kәn-▐des-sәnt\ adj [prob fr. F, fr. L incandescent-. incandescens, pre. part. of incandescere to become hot, fr. in- + candescere to become hot, fr. candēre to glow] (1794) Luminous in the yellow-to-white range because of being at a high temperature (1,250–1,550°C).

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  • Jan W. Gooch
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  1. 1.AtlantaUSA