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can·dent
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Princeton's WordNet
incandescent, candentadjective
emitting light as a result of being heated
"an incandescent bulb"
Wiktionary
candentadjective
Glowing as a result of its high temperature; incandescent, glowing with heat.
Etymology: From candentem, from candere.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Candentadjective
Hot; in the highest degree of heat, next to fusion.
Etymology: candens, Lat.
If a wire be heated only at one end, according as that end is cooled upward or downward, it respectively requires a verticity, as we have declared in wires totally candent. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours, b. ii. c. 2.
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candent
Candent generally refers to something that is glowing with heat or emitting light due to extreme heat. It can also be used to refer to something that is passionate or intense. It originates from the Latin word 'candere' which means to glow or to be white-hot.
Webster Dictionary
Candentadjective
heated to whiteness; glowing with heat
Etymology: [L. candens, p. pr. of candre to glitter. See Candid.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Candent
kan′dent, adj. making white: glowing with heat.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of candent in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of candent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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