Thermal radiation - Wikipedia The visible component of thermal radiation is sometimes called incandescence, [20] though this term can also refer to thermal radiation in general The term derives from the Latin verb incandescere, 'to glow white'
Incandescence: Creating Light With Heat | HowStuffWorks Probably the most common way to energize atoms is with heat, and this is the basis of incandescence If you heat up a horseshoe with a blowtorch, it will eventually get red-hot, and if you indulge your inner pyromaniac and heat it even more, it gets white hot
Incandescence | physics | Britannica Incandescent light is produced when hot matter releases parts of its thermal vibration energy as photons At medium temperatures, say 800 °C (1,500 °F), the object’s radiation energy reaches a peak in the infrared, with only a small intensity at the red end of…
Incandescent Light - examples, body, used, process, life . . . White-hot iron in a forge, red lava flowing down a volcano, and the red burners on an electric stove are all examples of incandescence The most common example of incandescence is the white-hot filament in the light-bulb of an incandescent lamp