Both Uses of
incandescence
in
The War of the Worlds
- As Mars approached opposition, Lavelle of Java set the wires of the astronomical exchange palpitating with the amazing intelligence of a huge outbreak of incandescent gas upon the planet.†
Chpt 1.1 *incandescent = shining
- Dense black smoke was leaping up to mingle with the steam from the river, and as the Heat-Ray went to and fro over Weybridge its impact was marked by flashes of incandescent white, that gave place at once to a smoky dance of lurid flames.†
Chpt 1.12
Definitions:
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(1)
(incandescence) shining (usually emitting light as a result of being heated)
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely, "incandescence" is used metaphorically to reference intense emotion or brilliance.