incandesce

• Émettre de la lumière en raison d'une élévation de température ; briller sous l'effet de la chaleur.

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.

   Rendre incandescent

   • 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.

   Devenir incandescent

   • 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.

   Synonymesbeamgleamglowshine

   Antonymescooldarkenextinguishfadequench