Synonyms for incandescence
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
the emission of visible light by a hot body
Forms
- Plural
- incandescences → glows, lights, incalescences…
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The light of incandescence is intense and white like that from metal at a white heat.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- glow The green lampshade casts a warm glow in the room.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| incandescence | steady | |
| glow | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- glow1
- 5 letters
- light1
- 12 letters
- incalescence
- 13 letters
- incandescency