incandescence

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French incandescence.

Morphologically incandesce +‎ -ence.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɪn.kænˈdɛs.əns/, /ˌɪn.kənˈdɛs.əns/

Noun

incandescence (usually uncountable, plural incandescences)

1. (physics) the emission of visible light by a hot body
2. the light so emitted
3. (by extension) great emotion, especially anger
   • 1983 April 16, Harry Hay, “Peter Pans”, in Gay Community News, page 4:

     That sensual triggering which is to awaken them into the incandescence of Gay Consciousness to which world of Spirit a loving sexual flowering is both "open sesame" and Gateway.

Translations

emission of visible light by a hot body

• French: incandescence (fr) f
• Italian: incandescenza (it) f
• Polish: żarzenie (pl) n
• Swedish: glöd (sv) c, glödning c
• Tagalog: pagbabaga

French

Noun

incandescence f (plural incandescences)

1. incandescence

Further reading

• “incandescence”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.