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incandescence

🇬🇧 UK/.inkæn'desәns/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

The emission of visible light by a substance heated to a high temperature; the light so produced.

白炽;灼热发光

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
innot, opposite of
+
candglow, white, shine
+
escsuffix
+
encestate, quality
=incandescence

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The incandescence of the light bulb provided warm illumination.

  • 2.

    The material glowed with incandescence at high temperatures.

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