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incandescence

  • /ˌɪn.kænˈdɛs.əns/
  • /ˌɪn.kənˈdɛs.əns/

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Borrowed from French incandescence. Morphologically incandesce + -ence.

noun incandescences

  1. uncountable, usually the emission of visible light by a hot body
  2. uncountable, usually the light so emitted
  3. broadly, uncountable, usually great emotion, especially anger That sensual triggering which is to awaken them into the incandescence of Gay Consciousness to which world of Spirit a loving sexual flowering is both "open sesame" and Gateway.

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noun emission of visible light by a hot body

Françaisincandescence
Italianoincandescenza
العربيةتَوَهُّج tawahhuj

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"incandescence." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/incandescence. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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incandescence. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/incandescence

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"incandescence." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/incandescence.

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@misc{incandescence_2026,
  title = {incandescence},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/incandescence},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}