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incandescent

[in-kuhn-des-uhnt] / ˌɪn kənˈdɛs ənt /


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Incandescent light bulbs are the kind that people are most familiar with.

From NewsForKids.net • Aug. 17, 2023

Incandescent bulbs, which are glass orbs with glowing wire centers, have been increasingly replaced by energy-efficient alternatives in recent years.

From Washington Times • Dec. 19, 2022

Incandescent light bulbs, those distinctive glass orbs with glowing wire centers, produce a lot of heat.

From New York Times • Jul. 29, 2022

Incandescent lamps, radios, automobiles, airplanes, vastly improved sanitation and rapidly advancing medicine are only some of the new inventions that were making their ways into people’s everyday life in those years.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 21, 2022

It was unfortunate that the Incandescent Gerald, whose sole object in coming was probably his besetting desire to "do good work," as Lord Henry put it, was also in sight.

From Too Old for Dolls A Novel by Ludovici, Anthony M. (Anthony Mario)




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