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Shimmering vs Incandescent - What's the difference?

shimmering | incandescent | Related terms |

As nouns the difference between shimmering and incandescent

is that shimmering is a gleam or glimmer while incandescent is an incandescent lamp or bulb.

As a verb shimmering

is present participle of lang=en.

As an adjective incandescent is

emitting light as a result of being heated.

shimmering

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A gleam or glimmer.
    • (Chaucer)
    (Webster 1913)

    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
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=March 1, author=Matthew L. Wald, title=Room to Improve, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Compact fluorescents are typically rated at 7,500 to 10,000 hours, and incandescents at about 1,500 hours. }}

    See also

    * fluorescent ----