Difference between Candescent and Incandescent

What is the difference between Candescent and Incandescent?

Candescent as an adjective is glowing with heat; white-hot, incandescent while Incandescent as an adjective is emitting light as a result of being heated

Candescent

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: glowing with heat; white-hot, incandescent

Incandescent

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: emitting light as a result of being heatedshining very brightlyshowing intense emotion, as of a performance etc.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An incandescent lamp or bulb

We hope you now know whether to use Candescent or Incandescent in your sentence.

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