noun
- the emission of light from a heated object
- passionate intensity of feeling or expression
Usage: physics
Usage: figurative
Examples
- The incandescence of the light bulb filament produced a warm glow.
- The metal reached incandescence in the furnace.
- Her speech had an incandescence that moved the entire audience.
- The incandescence of his anger was visible in his eyes.
- The star’s incandescence could be seen from millions of miles away.
- The artist captured the incandescence of the sunset in her painting.