Incandescence

"Incandescence" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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Emission of LIGHT by a substance as its temperature is raised. It is sometimes called hot light in contrast to LUMINESCENCE.

Descriptor ID	D049450
MeSH Number(s)	G01.358.500.505.650.440 G01.590.540.440 G01.750.250.650.440 G01.750.770.578.440
Concept/Terms	Incandescence Incandescence

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Incandescence".

Biological Sciences [G]
Physical Phenomena [G01]
Magnetic Phenomena [G01.358]
Electromagnetic Phenomena [G01.358.500]
Electromagnetic Radiation [G01.358.500.505]
Light [G01.358.500.505.650]
Incandescence [G01.358.500.505.650.440]
Optical Phenomena [G01.590]
Light [G01.590.540]
Incandescence [G01.590.540.440]
Radiation [G01.750]
Electromagnetic Radiation [G01.750.250]
Light [G01.750.250.650]
Incandescence [G01.750.250.650.440]
Radiation, Nonionizing [G01.750.770]
Light [G01.750.770.578]
Incandescence [G01.750.770.578.440]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Incandescence".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Incandescence".

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