incandescence en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌɪn.kənˈdɛs.əns/
- /ˌɪn.kænˈdɛs.əns/
Etymology
Borrowed from French incandescence. Morphologically incandesce + -ence.
Meanings
- (uncountable, usually) the emission of visible light by a hot body
- (uncountable, usually) the light so emitted
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(broadly, uncountable, usually) great emotion, especially anger
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.
1983 April 16, Harry Hay, “Peter Pans”, in Gay Community News, page 4:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| incandescences | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (7)
it incandescenza (emission of visible light by a hot body) · ar تَوَهُّج (emission of visible light by a hot body) · tl pagbabaga (emission of visible light by a hot body) · pl żarzenie (emission of visible light by a hot body) · fr incandescence (emission of visible light by a hot body) · sv glöd (emission of visible light by a hot body) · sv glödning (emission of visible light by a hot body)