incandescence

Meaning

  1. (uncountable, usually) the emission of visible light by a hot body
  2. (uncountable, usually) the light so emitted
  3. (broadly, uncountable, usually) great emotion, especially anger

Translations

incandescència

Erglühen

incandescência

chaleur blanche

الإنارة

akkorluk

Weißglühen

λευκοπύρωση

φωτοβολία

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌɪn.kænˈdɛs.əns/
Etymology

Borrowed from French incandescence. Morphologically incandesce + -ence.

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