incandescente

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incandescente m e f sing (pl.: incandescenti)

  1. (fisica) tanto caldo da emettere luce propria
    • il Sole è fatto della stessa materia di cui è fatta la Terra, anche se incandescente
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IPA: /inkandeʃˈʃɛnte/

dal latino incandescens, participio presente di incandescĕre cioè "diventare bianco" formato da in- e candescĕre, derivazione da candere ossia "essere bianco, splendere"