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incandescence
Synonyms and Antonyms of incandescence
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 Synonyms of incandescence blaze, flare, fluorescence, glare, gleam, glow, illumination, light, luminescence, radiance, shineWords Related to incandescence flash, glimmer, glint, glitter, scintillation, shimmer, sparkle, twinkle; daylight, moonlight, sunlight, sunshine; afterglow, aureole (or aureola), aurora, beam, halo, ray, shaft, streak, stream, sunbeam; glisten, gloss, luster (or lustre), polish, reflection, sheenNear Antonyms of incandescence blackness, dark, darkness, dimness, dusk, duskiness, gloom, night, shadow
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