Definition of: incandescent

(in′kən·des′·ənt) adjective
1. Made luminous by heat; white or glowing with heat.
2. Of or pertaining to a lamp the light of which is derived from incandescing material, such as the filament in an electric lamp or the mantle in a Welsbach burner. [<L incandescens, -entis, ppr. of incandescere grow hot <in- in + candescere, inceptive of candere glow white]
—in′can·des′cent·ly adverb
INCANDESCENT LIGHT BULB
a. Base.
b. Stem.
c. Leading–in wires.
d. Stem seal.
e, h. Anchors.
f. Hub.
g. Filament.
i. Bulb.