excandescence

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɛkskænˈdɛsəns/

Noun

excandescence (uncountable)

1. The state of being excandescent, of glowing with heat.
2. Heat of passion; violent anger.

References

• excandescence in An American Dictionary of the English Language, by Noah Webster, 1828.
• “excandescence”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “excandescence”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.