incandescing
Becoming white-hot
Incandescing is glowing with heat—becoming so hot that light radiates from the material.
The term applies literally to heated metal or lamp filaments: The wire was incandescing in the furnace.
Figuratively, it suggests intense brilliance or passion reaching a visible peak: Her anger was incandescing into something dangerous.
Emitting or reflecting light
- radiantEmitting light or joy
- glowingGiving off steady light
- luminescenceHeatless light emission
- phosphorescenceHeatless delayed light emission
bioluminescence · fluorescence · gleaming · shimmering · flickering · glimmering · aurora · firefly
Pertaining to warmth
- temperatureMeasured heat intensity
- warmthHeat you feel
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- conductionHeat transfer through contact
convection · combustion · furnace · kiln · filament · tungsten · molten · searing
Rounded storage organ
- filamentVery thin thread
- tungstenElement seventy-four
- EdisonProlific American inventor
- lampElectric light fixture
lantern · mantle · cathode · halogen · electric · wattage · voltage · illumination
Enclosed roofed structure
- risingAct of ascending
- mountingSteadily increasing in degree
- crescendoGradual increase in loudness
- surgingRising with sudden force
swelling · kindling · igniting · flaring · burgeoning · escalating · amplifying · heightening
luminous
Emitting or reflecting light
- radiantEmitting light or joy
- glowingGiving off steady light
- luminescenceHeatless light emission
phosphorescence · bioluminescence · fluorescence · gleaming · shimmering · flickering · glimmering · aurora · firefly · glowworm
thermal
Pertaining to warmth
- temperatureMeasured heat intensity
- warmthHeat you feel
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
conduction · convection · combustion · furnace · kiln · filament · tungsten · molten · searing · scalding
bulb
Rounded storage organ
lamp · lantern · mantle · cathode · halogen · electric · wattage · voltage · illumination · brightness
building
Enclosed roofed structure
surging · swelling · kindling · igniting · flaring · burgeoning · escalating · amplifying · heightening · peaking
incandescingcooling
Losing thermal energy
cooling down · freezing · chilling · refrigerating · quenching
incandescingdarkening
Growing less bright
dimming · fading · going dark · extinguishing · dying out
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