Incandescent
Meaning
Emitting light as a result of being heated to a very high temperature
Pronunciation
UK /ˌɪnkænˈdesənt/
US /ˌɪnkænˈdesənt/
Example Sentences
- What the Event Horizon Telescope revealed was never the hole itself, but the silhouette it carves in the incandescent gas orbiting it.
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