candent

2 definitions found

candent - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Candent \Can`dent\, a. [L. candens, p. pr. of cand["e]re to
     glitter. See Candid.]
     Heated to whiteness; glowing with heat. "A candent vessel."
     --Boyle.
     [1913 Webster]

candent - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  candent
      adj 1: emitting light as a result of being heated; "an
             incandescent bulb" [syn: incandescent, candent]