ˌ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ˈdes ə n(t)s noun
( -s )
Etymology: probably from French, from incandescent
: the quality or state of being incandescent
a single white flame, an incandescence of the passion of avarice — Van Wyck Brooks
usually : the glowing of a body due to its high temperature : emission by a hot body of radiation that renders it visible