incandescence
[in-kuh n-des-uh ns]
noun
the emission of visible light by a body, caused by its high temperature.Compare luminescence.
the light produced by such an emission.
the quality of being incandescent.
Origin of incandescence
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Related Words for incandescence
flash, glare, sun, radiation, window, lamp, ray, daylight, candle, bulb, glow, star, lantern, sunshine, brightness, brilliance, shimmer, sparkle, glitter, sheenExamples from the Web for incandescence
Contemporary Examples of incandescence
They fly closer to the sun than the rest of us, and there is an incandescence about them.
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Historical Examples of incandescence
Only the incandescence of the metal and the flame itself were visible.
The Black Star PassesJohn W Campbell
The garden where Nedda definitely was not present became bathed in incandescence.
The Pirates of ErsatzMurray Leinster
It is true of all metals which are capable of being heated to incandescence.
Fragments of science, V. 1-2John Tyndall
Did ever passion heat words to incandescence as it did those of Sappho?
Over the TeacupsOliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
The light of incandescence is intense and white like that from metal at a white heat.
English Synonyms and AntonymsJames Champlin Fernald
incandescence
incandescency
noun
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incandescence
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