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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•can•des•cence (in′kən des′əns),USA pronunciation n. - Physicsthe emission of visible light by a body, caused by its high temperature. Cf. luminescence.
- Physicsthe light produced by such an emission.
- Physicsthe quality of being incandescent.
- incandesc(ent) + -ence 1650–60
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ˌincanˈdescence /ˌɪnkænˈdɛsəns/ n - the emission of light by a body as a consequence of raising its temperature
Compare luminescence - the light produced by raising the temperature of a body
in•can•des•cent /ˌɪnkənˈdɛsənt/USA pronunciation adj. - glowing or white with heat:an incandescent lamp bulb.
- extremely bright;
brilliant:incandescent wit.
in•can•des•cence, n. [uncountable] in•can•des•cent•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•can•des•cent (in′kən des′ənt),USA pronunciation adj. - Physics(of light) produced by incandescence.
- Thermodynamicsglowing or white with heat.
- intensely bright;
brilliant. - brilliant;
masterly;
extraordinarily lucid:an incandescent masterpiece; incandescent wit. - aglow with ardor, purpose, etc.:the incandescent vitality of youth.
- Latin incandēscent- (stem of incandēscēns), present participle of incandēscere to glow. See in-2, candescent
- 1785–95
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged electrifying, brilliant, dynamic.
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