Incandescent vs. Iridescent — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Incandescent and Iridescent
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Incandescent
Emitting light as a result of being heated
Plumes of incandescent liquid rock
Iridescent
Producing a display of lustrous, rainbowlike colors
An iridescent oil slick.
Iridescent plumage.
Incandescent
Full of strong emotion; passionate
She felt an incandescent love for life
Iridescent
Brilliant, lustrous, or colorful in effect or appearance
"The prelude was as iridescent as a prism in a morning room" (Carson McCullers).
Incandescent
Emitting visible light as a result of being heated.
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Iridescent
(not comparable) Producing a display of lustrous, rainbow-like colors; prismatic.
Incandescent
Shining brilliantly; very bright.
Iridescent
Brilliant, lustrous, or colorful.
Incandescent
Characterized by ardent emotion, intensity, or brilliance:an incandescent performance.
Iridescent
Having colors like the rainbow; exhibiting a play of changeable colors; nacreous; prismatic; as, iridescent glass. See iridescence.
Incandescent
Of or relating to a light bulb conning a filament that is heated to incandescence by an electric current.
Iridescent
Varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles;
Changeable taffeta
Chatoyant (or shot) silk
A dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent
Incandescent
An incandescent light bulb.
Iridescent
Having a play of lustrous rainbow-like colors;
An iridescent oil slick
Nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl
A milky opalescent (or opaline) luster
Incandescent
A lamp that is fitted with an incandescent light bulb.
Incandescent
Emitting light as a result of being heated.
Incandescent
Shining very brightly.
Incandescent
(figurative) Showing intense emotion, as of a performance, etc.
Incandescent
An incandescent lamp or bulb
Incandescent
White, glowing, or luminous, with intense heat; as, incandescent carbon or platinum; hence, clear; shining; brilliant.
Holy Scripture become resplendent; or, as one might say, incandescent throughout.
Incandescent
Emitting light as a result of being heated;
An incandescent bulb
Incandescent
Characterized by ardent emotion or intensity or brilliance;
An incandescent performance
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