Thatâs why restaurants start with what they call the âsoft opening.â What It Is: While definitions of âsoft openingâ differ from restaurant to restaurant, itâs generally known as a practice run of a business before the grand opening. Souvla in San Francisco hosted test lunches and dinners for friends, investors, and local merchants, but when Charles S. Bililies finally opened his restaurant on April 8, it was without any formal publicity.
Incapacitation definition, to deprive of ability, qualification, or strength; make incapable or unfit; disable. See more.
Incandescence is the emission of electromagnetic radiation (including visible light) from a hot body as a result of its temperature. The term derives from the Latin verb incandescere, to glow white. Incandescence is a special case of thermal radiation. Incandescence usually refers specifically to visible light, while thermal radiation refers also to infrared or any other electromagnetic radiation. For a detailed discussion of the intensity and spectrum (color) of incandescence, see the article: thermal radiation.