[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

incandescence \in`candes"cence\, n. cf. f. incandescence.
   a white heat, or the glowing or luminous whiteness of a body
   caused by intense heat.
   1913 webster

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

incandescence
     n 1: the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its
          temperature is raised syn: glow
     2: light from heat
see also:
glow 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

23 moby thesaurus words for "incandescence":
   afterglow, air glow, bloom, blush, candescence, fieriness, flush,
   gleam, glint, gloss, glow, hectic, hectic flush, luster, redness,
   rosiness, sheen, shine, shininess, shining light, skylight,
   sunset glow, whiteness

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