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Noun Concept
Categories: Electromagnetic radiation, Light sources, Luminescence
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incandescence  glow  incandescent  Incandesence
EN
The phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised WordNet 3.0
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The phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Incandescence is the emission of electromagnetic radiation from a hot body as a result of its high temperature. Wikipedia
The emission of electromagnetic radiation from a hot object Wikipedia Disambiguation
The emission of visible light by a hot body. Wiktionary
Emission of visible light by a hot body. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
light
physical phenomenon
radiation
light source
DERIVATION
burn
incandesce
incandesce
incandescent
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
HAS QUALITY
color
luminosity
OPPOSITE OF
luminescence
STUDIED BY
physics
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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incandescence, glow
Wikipedia
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incandescence
Wikidata
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incandescence
Wiktionary
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incandescence
Wikipedia Redirections
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incandescent, Incandesence

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