Incandescence \In`can*des"cence\, n. [Cf. F. incandescence.]
A white heat, or the glowing or luminous whiteness of a body
caused by intense heat.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
incandescence
n 1: the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its
temperature is raised [syn: glow]
2: light from heat
WordNet (r) 2.0
23 Moby Thesaurus words for "incandescence":
afterglow, air glow, bloom, blush, candescence, fieriness, flush,
gleam, glint, gloss, glow, hectic, hectic flush, luster, redness,
rosiness, sheen, shine, shininess, shining light, skylight,
sunset glow, whiteness
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
glow
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