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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Recent Examples of incandescence
With a name chosen to suggest incandescence, Candente’s grills sear fajitas made from prime skirt steak and ribeye infused with the unmistakable nuances infused by the distinctively strong, smoky, earthy flavors of mesquite smoke.
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Claudia Alarcón, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, the oscillating levels of incandescence brought to mind historical artworks not unlike the ones Pashgian encountered while studying art history at Columbia, Boston College, and Harvard before returning home in the mid-‘60s to focus on making work of her own.
—Tara Anne Dalbow, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2024
The boy debates the merit of each name: on the one hand, chrysalides are green and hard and prone to explode in riots of incandescence; on the other, parrots are green, loud, and obnoxious.
—Beth Bachmann, The New Yorker, 25 July 2024
This profile from Alexis Bloom and Svetlana Zill is a bid to reclaim the valuable heat of Pallenberg’s incandescence, while never shielding viewers from her life’s lasting burn marks.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024
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Shot in Galicia, a landscape of rocky coasts and salty-blue air, this loosely biographical third feature from Catalan filmmaker Carla Simón, part of the Cannes competition slate, has a wistful, earthy glow.—
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Brick walls and exposed piping contrast with wooden furniture, white couches and floor cushions and the warm glow of Noguchi lampshades.—
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Restoring the luster Nordstrom department stores once had, and getting out from under the glare of Wall Street, is the basis for Nordstrom going private.—
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City officials said the solar energy facility would be an eyesore and potentially create glare or contamination concerns, county documents said.—
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And at night, lights from the tank and a nearby tower guide pilots to it.—
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Think light beer, string lights, pizza, a cake with a callback to a joke from the show on it.—
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Super fine golden pearls give a gorgeous gleam while coconut, avocado and argan oils, plus squalane and vitamin E nourish skin and add radiance.—
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On closer inspection, the gleam was a stainless-steel ring, bolted onto what seemed to be a large metal drum.—
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Among her achievements is the championing of works by underappreciated Black and female composers, conducting world premieres by a range of contemporary composers and crafting clever programs that put modern alongside classics in a way that provide context and illumination.—
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My focus during client prep is usually on hydration, shaping and illumination.—
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“Incandescence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incandescence. Accessed 31 May. 2025.
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