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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