incandescence
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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.
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2024
Monroe is a star performer, overshadowing similar montages Avedon made of Claudia Schiffer and Cindy Crawford, who lacked their predecessor’s halogen incandescence.
From New York Times • May 24, 2023
“Spots of incandescence may remain near the vent, along channels, and at the flow front for days or weeks as the lava flows cool,” the observatory’s activity summary said.
From Washington Times • Dec. 13, 2022
But when the sun slipped free of cloud, and shone on them and they burst into golden incandescence, we could almost hear a symphony, approaching crescendo, proclaiming the glory of the season.
From Washington Post • Nov. 5, 2022
The molten stone poured out in a stream of dazzling incandescence across the road; the asbestos rollers came and went; at the tail of an insulated watering cart the steam rose in white clouds.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
Vocabulary lists containing incandescence
The Pearl
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Power Suffix: -escence
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Physical Science - Energy - Introductory
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