incandesce

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To emit light as a result of being heated; to glow with heat.

1. Cause to glowC1formalscientific

   To make a material emit light due to high temperature; to cause something to become incandescent.

   Раскалять до свечения

   • The heat of the furnace incandesces the metal until it glows red.
   • Ancient blacksmiths learned to incandesce iron to shape it.
   • The filament is incandesced by the electric current in the bulb.

2. Become glowingC1formalscientific

   To become hot enough to emit light; to glow with heat.

   Раскаляться

   • The lava incandesced as it flowed down the volcano's slope.
   • Under intense heat, the ceramic begins to incandesce.
   • The star incandesces due to nuclear fusion in its core.

   Synonymsbeamgleamglowshine

   Antonymscooldarkenextinguishfadequench