Definitions for "Incandescence"
Keywords:  glow, heat, emits, hot, candle
A white heat, or the glowing or luminous whiteness of a body caused by intense heat.
the effect by which an object begins to glow when heated.
Visible light emitted from a hot object.
Light emission by a heated filament or coil. Incandescent Lamp-A light source in which illumination is produced by a filament of conducting material contained in a vacuum and heated to incandescence by an electric current.
the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised
The emission of visible electromagnetic radiation due to the thermal excitation of atoms or molecules.