as in glow
the steady giving off of the form of radiation that makes vision possible
candles made from whale oil were once highly prized because they burned with an incandescence superior to that of other candles
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Popocatépetl produced a number of explosions as lava reaches the surface at the active vent, as evidenced by incandescence spotted at the volcano's summit.
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Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 8 Jan. 2015
The summit region is also showing strong incandescence, suggesting new magma is at or very near the surface.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 16 Apr. 2012
That’s part of its incandescence.
—New York Times, 29 Oct. 2021
Poás in saw the first observation of daytime incandescence since 1981.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 9 Sep. 2011
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Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 8 Jan. 2015
The summit region is also showing strong incandescence, suggesting new magma is at or very near the surface.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 16 Apr. 2012
That’s part of its incandescence.
—New York Times, 29 Oct. 2021
Poás in saw the first observation of daytime incandescence since 1981.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 9 Sep. 2011
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