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Incandescence
Incandescence meaning
the emission of visible light by a hot body | the light so emitted | great emotion, especially anger
Synonyms of Incandescence
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An incandescent light bulb, incandescent lamp or incandescent light globe is an electric light with a wire filament heated to a high temperature, by passing an electric current through it, until it glows with visible light ( incandescence ).
Looking like a delicate woven bag above the woven cotton wick, the mantle is a residue of mineral materials (mostly thorium dioxide ), heated to incandescence by the flame from the wick.
These radioisotopes from material ejected in the explosion excite surrounding material to incandescence.