incandescence [
`ɪnkən'dɛsn.s]
incandescence[ noun ]- the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised
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- light from heat
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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.