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Luminescence vs Incandescence - What's the difference?

luminescence | incandescence |

In physics|lang=en terms the difference between luminescence and incandescence

is that luminescence is (physics) any emission of light that cannot be attributed merely to the temperature of the emitting body while incandescence is (physics) the emission of visible light by a hot body.

As nouns the difference between luminescence and incandescence

is that luminescence is (physics) any emission of light that cannot be attributed merely to the temperature of the emitting body while incandescence is (physics) the emission of visible light by a hot body.

luminescence

English

(wikipedia luminescence)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (physics) Any emission of light that cannot be attributed merely to the temperature of the emitting body.

    • Derived terms

    * bioluminescence * cathodoluminescence * chemoluminescence * crystalloluminescence * electroluminescence * photoluminescence * radioluminescence / roentgenoluminescence * radiophotoluminescence * sonoluminescence * thermoluminescence

    Related terms

    * luminesce * luminescent

    See also

    * fluorescence * phosphorescence

    incandescence

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia incandescence) (en-noun)
  • (physics) the emission of visible light by a hot body
  • the light so emitted
  • (by extension) great emotion, especially anger