the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A white heat, or the glowing or luminous whiteness of a body caused by intense heat.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The condition of being incandescent; glowing heat. Rarely candescence.
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n. the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised
n. light from heat
Word Usage
"If the column of metal intended for hydrogenation of the products of incandescence is raised to a temperature of more than 300°C, then a proportion of the aromatic hydrocarbons is retained and the liquid obtained is analogous to Galician petroleum."