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incandescence

in·can·des·cence
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [in-kuh n-des-uh ns]
    • /ˌɪn kənˈdɛs əns/
    • /ˌɪn.kænˈdes.ənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-kuh n-des-uh ns]
    • /ˌɪn kənˈdɛs əns/

Definitions of incandescence word

  • noun incandescence the emission of visible light by a body, caused by its high temperature. Compare luminescence. 1
  • noun incandescence the light produced by such an emission. 1
  • noun incandescence the quality of being incandescent. 1
  • noun incandescence (physics) the emission of visible light by a hot body. 1
  • noun incandescence the emission of light by a body as a consequence of raising its temperature 0
  • noun incandescence the light produced by raising the temperature of a body 0
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Origin of incandescence

First appearance:

before 1650
One of the 45% oldest English words
First recorded in 1650-60; incandesc(ent) + -ence

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Parts of speech for Incandescence

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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incandescence popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Synonyms for incandescence

noun incandescence

  • inferno — hell; the infernal regions.
  • heat — the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
  • blaze — When a fire blazes, it burns strongly and brightly.
  • bonfire — A bonfire is a fire that is made outdoors, usually to burn rubbish. Bonfires are also sometimes lit as part of a celebration.
  • combustion — Combustion is the act of burning something or the process of burning.
All 147 Synonyms of incandescence

Antonyms for incandescence

noun incandescence

  • apathy — You can use apathy to talk about someone's state of mind if you are criticizing them because they do not seem to be interested in or enthusiastic about anything.
  • lethargy — the quality or state of being drowsy and dull, listless and unenergetic, or indifferent and lazy; apathetic or sluggish inactivity.
  • dullness — not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
  • spiritless — without spirit.
  • darkness — the state or quality of being dark: The room was in total darkness.
All 23 Antonyms of incandescence

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Related words

  • calcium light

    limelight (sense 1)

  • calorescence

    the absorption of radiation by a body, subsequently re-emitted at a higher frequency (lower wavelength)

  • glow

    a light emitted by or as if by a substance heated to luminosity; incandescence.

  • luminescence

    the emission of light not caused by incandescence and occurring at a temperature below that of incandescent bodies.

  • phosphorescence

    the property of being luminous at temperatures below incandescence, as from slow oxidation in the case of phosphorus or after exposure to light or other radiation.
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