incandescence

Pronunciation:		`inkun'desuns
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WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] light from heat [n] the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised

	Synonyms:	glow

	See Also:	brightness, brightness level, light, light, luminance, luminosity, luminousness, visible light, visible radiation

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\In`can*des"cence\, n. [Cf. F. incandescence.] A white heat, or the glowing or luminous whiteness of a body caused by intense heat.

Thesaurus Terms

	Related Terms:	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

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