incandescence – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
incandescence
n.
glowing, shining, production of light by an object that has been heated to a high temperature; light produced by a heated object; state of being filled with an intense emotion, fervour
Incandescence
Incandescence is the emission of
electromagnetic radiation (including visible
light) from a hot body as a result of its temperature. The term derives from the Latin verb
incandescere, to glow white.
incandescence
Noun
1. the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised
(synonym) glow
(hypernym) light, visible light, visible radiation
(derivation) incandesce
2. light from heat
(hypernym) luminosity, brightness, brightness level, luminance, luminousness, light
(derivation) incandesce
incandescence
nf.
incandescence, glow
Incandescence
(n.)
A white heat, or the glowing or luminous whiteness of a body caused by intense heat.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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