incandescence

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

incandescence
    n 1: the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its
         temperature is raised [syn: {incandescence}, {glow}]
    2: light from heat

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Incandescence \In`can*des"cence\, n. [Cf. F. incandescence.]
   A white heat, or the glowing or luminous whiteness of a body
   caused by intense heat.
   [1913 Webster]

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

23 Moby Thesaurus words for "incandescence":
      afterglow, air glow, bloom, blush, candescence, fieriness, flush,
      gleam, glint, gloss, glow, hectic, hectic flush, luster, redness,
      rosiness, sheen, shine, shininess, shining light, skylight,
      sunset glow, whiteness

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