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Iridescent vs Incandescent - What's the difference?

iridescent | incandescent |

As adjectives the difference between iridescent and incandescent

is that iridescent is producing a display of lustrous, rainbow-like colors; prismatic while incandescent is emitting light as a result of being heated.

As a noun incandescent is

an incandescent lamp or bulb.

iridescent

English

(iridescence)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (not comparable) Producing a display of lustrous, rainbow-like colors; prismatic.
  • Brilliant, lustrous, or colorful.

    • Derived terms

    * iridesce * iridescence * iridescently

    Anagrams

    * English words suffixed with -escent ----

    incandescent

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • emitting light as a result of being heated
  • shining very brightly
  • * '>citation
  • showing intense emotion, as of a performance, etc.

    • Related terms

    * incandescence * incandescently

    Derived terms

    * incandescent lamp

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An lamp or bulb
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    • , passage=Compact fluorescents are typically rated at 7,500 to 10,000 hours, and incandescents at about 1,500 hours. }}

    See also

    * fluorescent ----