Meaning of the word incandescence in English

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incandescence

US /ˌɪn.kænˈdes.əns/
UK /ˌɪn.kænˈdes.əns/

Noun

1.

the act of producing a bright light from a heated part:

Example:
Meteors and comets entering the earth's atmosphere compress the air and heat it to incandescence.
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