Difference between Glow and Incandescence

What is the difference between Glow and Incandescence?

Glow as a noun is the state of a glowing object. while Incandescence as a noun is the emission of visible light by a hot body

Glow

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To give off light from heat or to emit light as if heated. To radiate some emotional quality like light. To gaze especially passionately at something. To radiate thermal heat. To shine brightly and steadily. To sweat

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The state of a glowing object. The condition of being passionate or having warm feelings. The brilliance or warmth of color in an environment or on a person (especially one's face).

Example sentence: It was still quite light out of doors, but inside with the curtains drawn and the smouldering fire sending out a dim, uncertain glow, the room was full of deep shadows.

Incandescence

Part of speech: noun

Definition: the emission of visible light by a hot bodythe light so emittedgreat emotion

We hope you now know whether to use Glow or Incandescence in your sentence.

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