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PRONUNCIATION OF INCANDESCENCE

incandescence  [ˌɪnkænˈdɛsəns] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INCANDESCENCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Incandescence is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES INCANDESCENCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

incandescence

Incandescence

Incandescence is the emission of light from a hot body as a result of its temperature. The term derives from the Latin verb incandescere, to glow white. Incandescence is a special case of thermal radiation. Incandescence usually refers specifically to visible light, while thermal radiation refers also to infrared or any other electromagnetic radiation. For a detailed discussion of the intensity and spectrum of incandescence, see the article: thermal radiation.

Definition of incandescence in the English dictionary

The definition of incandescence in the dictionary is the light produced by raising the temperature of a body.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INCANDESCENCE


acquiescence
ˌækwiˈɛsəns
adolescence
ˌædəˈlɛsəns
arborescence
ˌɑːbəˈrɛsəns
chemiluminescence
ˌkɛmɪˌluːmɪˈnɛsəns
coalescence
ˌkəʊəˈlɛsəns
convalescence
ˌkɒnvəˈlɛsəns
electroluminescence
ɪˌlɛktrəʊˌluːmɪˈnɛsəns
essence
ˈɛsəns
florescence
flɔːˈrɛsəns
fluorescence
ˌflʊəˈrɛsəns
frondescence
frɒnˈdɛsəns
immunofluorescence
ˌɪmjʊnəʊflʊəˈrɛsəns
inflorescence
ˌɪnflɔːˈrɛsəns
lapidescence
ˌlæpɪˈdɛsəns
luminescence
ˌluːmɪˈnɛsəns
obsolescence
ˌɒbsəˈlɛsəns
photoluminescence
ˌfəʊtəʊˌluːmɪˈnɛsəns
quintessence
kwɪnˈtɛsəns
thermoluminescence
ˌθɜːməʊˌluːmɪˈnɛsəns
viridescence
ˌvɪrɪˈdɛsəns

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INCANDESCENCE

incage
incalculability
incalculable
incalculableness
incalculably
incalescence
incalescent
Incan
incandesce
incandescency
incandescent
incandescent lamp
incandescently
incant
incantation
incantational
incantator
incantatory
incapability
incapable

WORDS THAT END LIKE INCANDESCENCE

at your convenience
car licence
concupiscence
dehiscence
driving licence
effervescence
evanescence
export licence
gaming licence
innocence
licence
magnificence
off-licence
planned obsolescence
provisional driving licence
pubescence
reminiscence
renascence
road-fund licence
senescence
translucence

Synonyms and antonyms of incandescence in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «incandescence» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INCANDESCENCE

Find out the translation of incandescence to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of incandescence from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «incandescence» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

白热
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

incandescencia
570 millions of speakers

English

incandescence
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जोश
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اتقاد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

накаливания
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

incandescência
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভাস্বরতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

incandescence
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Incandescence
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Weißglut
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

白熱
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

백열등
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Incandescence
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự cháy đỏ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெண்சுடர்மை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जबरदस्ती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

akkorluk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

incandescenza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

żarzenie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

розжарювання
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

incandescență
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πυράκτωση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gloeilamp
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

inkandescens
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Gløde
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of incandescence

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INCANDESCENCE»

The term «incandescence» is regularly used and occupies the 96.818 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INCANDESCENCE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about incandescence

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INCANDESCENCE»

Discover the use of incandescence in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to incandescence and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Incandescence: 365 Readings with Women Mystics
A collection of fresh translations from the writings of famous and not-so-famous mystics--present "women's ways of knowing" that offer a way to peace, laughter, love, and connection with each other and a tender, nurturing God through ...
Carmen Acevedo Butcher, 2005
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Incandescence: Light Shed Through the Word
Spanning over twenty-five years of proclaiming the Word, this volume presents Ben Witherington's Preaching for each season of the church year, arranged according to the church calendar.
Ben Witherington, 2006
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Incandescence
Greg Egan. see Neth, Bard, and a few dozen others gathered in the plug chamber adjoining the new tunnel. The outer wall where the tunnel approached the surface had been thinned and weakened to the point where it had almost certainly ...
Greg Egan, 2008
4
Simultaneous Spatially and Temporally Resolved Laser Induced ...
Medium scale pool fires can be used to validate models of large scale accidental fires.
Tara Leigh Henriksen, 2008
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Nick Mount: Incandescence
Nick Mount is an iconic figure in the hothouse of contemporary glass.
Margot Osborne, 2004
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Yves Klein: Incandescence: Incandescence
This book looks afresh at Klein’s works, and especially those that involve fire.
Frédéric Prot, 2013
7
Introducing Maya 2009
A bright Ambient Color setting will flatten out an object, as shown in Figure 7.9 Ambient Color = Black Ambient Color = White Incandescence This is the ability to self-illuminate. Objects that seem to give off or have their own light, such as an ...
Dariush Derakhshani, 2011
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Journal of the Society of Chemical Industry
(xv, 1896) 683 Mantle ; Burning Oils in Conjunction with an Incandescence . (P) Waldapfcl. (xvi, 1897) 901 Fabric ; Continuous Impregnation and Drying of . (P) Chenier. (xxil, 1903) 77. 291 for Incandescence Gas Lighting. (P) Kaufmann, (xxi  ...
Society of Chemical Industry (Great Britain), 1908
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Journal of the Society of Chemical Industry
(xv, 1896) 683 Mantle ; Burning Oils In Conjunction with an Incandescence . (P) Waldapfel, (xvi, 1897) 901 Fabric ; Continuous Impregnation and Drying of . (P) Chenler. (xxii, 1903; 291 for Incandescence Gas Lighting. (P) Kaufmann, (xxl ...
‎1908
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Springer Handbook of Experimental Fluid Mechanics
Inst. 27, 1613–1621 (1998) 20.320 20.307 T.R. Meyer, S. Roy, V.M. Belovich, E. Corpo- ran, J.R. Gord: Simultaneous planar laser-induced incandescence, OH planar laser-induced fluorescence, and droplet Mie scattering in swirl- 20.321 ...
Cameron Tropea, Alexander L. Yarin, John F. Foss, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INCANDESCENCE»

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Chris Botti & Joshua Bell to Play Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater …
... Botti has a trumpet sound that suggests the softer side of luminosity, the realm of sunsets and half-moons and low-wattage incandescence. «Broadway World, Jul 15»
2
Commerce Design Montreal awards celebrate the thoughtful design …
... zebrawood bars wander across the room, light fixtures spill a dash of sexy orange incandescence. Tonight, the hippest of the tourists walking ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
3
Global Traditional Incandescent Bulbs Industry
... CFLs,Induction Lighting, HID, and LED Retrofit II-4'Incandescent Bulb Loses Incandescence' II-4Global Incandescent Bulb Phase-Out Road ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
4
Should Indian advertising agencies go to Cannes?
But that was till they realised the incandescence of winning work lights up the brand and its market. Indeed, as number crunchers ought to know ... «Business Today, Jul 15»
5
Record Store Day Trilogy Kevin Mccaighy , July 8th, 2015 10:56
The art of the cover version is as much about re-animation as it is performance, raising the temperature of a stark original to an incandescence ... «The Quietus, Jul 15»
6
Ocean Galleries Presents Artwork By Victoria Montesinos
Most notably, she is able to achieve a nearly subliminal incandescence through a medieval method of applying gold leaf to the canvas before ... «New Jersey Stage, Jul 15»
7
Volcanic activity worldwide 5 Jul 2015: Pacaya volcano, Fuego …
Incandescence is visible from the crater at night, Fuego (Guatemala): The eruptive activity intensified into another paroxysm during 1 July, ... «VolcanoDiscovery, Jul 15»
8
Ecclestone Wants In If F1 Comes Up For Sale
Wolff is an "increasingly calm figure at the vanguard of F1, but he is cross to the point of incandescence at the way his sport has been attacked ... «SportsBusiness Daily, Jul 15»
9
Toto Wolff warns F1 stakeholders their misguided criticism is …
Wolff is an increasingly calm figure at the vanguard of F1, but he is cross to the point of incandescence at the way his sport has been attacked ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
10
'Figaro' free Friday in San Francisco ballpark
What she lacks in volume, she more than makes up for in vitality and incandescence. Canadian bass-baritone Philippe Sly is a dashing and ... «Post-Bulletin, Jul 15»

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