"incandescence" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌɪn.kænˈdɛs.əns/, /ˌɪn.kənˈdɛs.əns/ Forms: incandescences [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French incandescence. Morphologically incandesce + -ence. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|incandescence}} French incandescence, {{suffix|en|incandesce|ence|nocat=1}} incandesce + -ence Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} incandescence (usually uncountable, plural incandescences)
  1. (physics) the emission of visible light by a hot body Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Physics, Light Translations (emission of visible light by a hot body): تَوَهُّج (tawahhuj) [masculine] (Arabic), incandescence [feminine] (French), incandescenza [feminine] (Italian), żarzenie [neuter] (Polish), glöd [common-gender] (Swedish), glödning [common-gender] (Swedish), pagbabaga (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-incandescence-en-noun-AR82aE~R Disambiguation of Light: 41 51 8 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of 'emission of visible light by a hot body': 97 2 0
  2. the light so emitted Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Light
    Sense id: en-incandescence-en-noun-Esrmz9CO Disambiguation of Light: 41 51 8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -escence, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 66 1 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -escence: 26 69 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 23 73 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 22 74 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 74 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 22 65 13 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 19 77 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 19 77 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 25 63 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 17 70 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 18 68 14
  3. (by extension) great emotion, especially anger Tags: broadly, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-incandescence-en-noun-yeBkdsrz

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