incandescence
(noun) light from heat
incandescence, glow
(noun) the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised
Source: WordNet® 3.1
incandescence (usually uncountable, plural incandescences)
(physics) the emission of visible light by a hot body
the light so emitted
(by extension) great emotion, especially anger
Source: Wiktionary
In`can*des"cence, n. Etym: [Cf. F. incandescence.]
Definition: A white heat, or the glowing or luminous whiteness of a body caused by intense heat.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 December 2024
(noun) personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc)
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
