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noun
the emission of visible light by a hot body
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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noun
the light so emitted
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
great emotion, especially anger
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, uncountable, usually
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noun
light from heat
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: luminosity, brightness, brightness level, luminance, luminousness, light
noun
the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: glow
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: light, visible light, visible radiation
History
Borrowed from French incandescence. Morphologically incandesce + -ence.
Across languages
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
