INCANDESCENCE


Meaning of INCANDESCENCE in English

/in'keuhn des"euhns/ , n.

1. the emission of visible light by a body, caused by its high temperature. Cf. luminescence .

2. the light produced by such an emission.

3. the quality of being incandescent.

[ 1650-60; INCANDESC(ENT) + -ENCE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .