calorescence
[ kal-uh-res-uh ns ]
/ ˌkæl əˈrɛs əns /
noun Physics.
incandescence caused by absorption of radiation having a frequency below that of visible light.
Origin of calorescence
1855–65; < Latin
calor heat +
-escence
OTHER WORDS FROM calorescence
cal·o·res·cent, adjectiveWords nearby calorescence
caloocan,
caloosahatchee,
calor,
calor gas,
caloreceptor,
calorescence,
calori's bursa,
calori-,
caloric,
caloric nystagmus,
caloric test
British Dictionary definitions for calorescence
calorescence
/ (ˌkæləˈrɛsəns) /
noun
physics
the absorption of radiation by a body, subsequently re-emitted at a higher frequency (lower wavelength)