incandescence
pronunciation
How to pronounce incandescence in British English:
UK [ˌɪnkæn'desns]
How to pronounce incandescence in American English:
US [ˌɪnkənˈdɛsəns]
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- Noun:
- the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised
- light from heat
Word Origin
- incandescence (n.)
- 1650s, figurative, "state of being 'inflamed,'" from incandescent + -ence. Literal use from 1794.
Example
- 1. It can illuminate like 15w incandescence bulb , just connect to the telephone line .
- 2. In the render on the right , the same texture was mapped to just the incandescence channel .
- 3. For ordinary incandescence lamps , supports and electron tubes .
- 4. The difference is that incandescence means " to shine from within . "
- 5. As he continued to use druidic magic , his eyes acquired the golden incandescence that had once been so coveted by other night elves .