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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised;
[syn: incandescence, glow]

2. light from heat;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

incandescence n 1: the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised [syn: incandescence, glow] 2: light from heat
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

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