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)

(physics) the emission of visible light by a hot body
the light so emitted
(by extension) great emotion, especially anger

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)

incandescence

Further reading

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

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