radiance

[ rey-dee-uhns ]

/ ˈreɪ di əns /

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noun

radiant brightness or light: the radiance of the tropical sun.

warm, cheerful brightness: the radiance of her expression.

Rare. radiation.

Also radiancy.

Origin of radiance

First recorded in 1595–1605; radi(ant) + -ance

SYNONYMS FOR radiance

1 resplendence, splendor, brilliance.

SEE SYNONYMS FOR radiance ON THESAURUS.COM

OTHER WORDS FROM radiance

non·ra·di·ance, nounsub·ra·di·ance, nounsu·per·ra·di·ance, noun

Words nearby radiance

radial triangulation, radial tyre, radial vein, radial velocity, radian, radiance, radiancy, radiant, radiant efficiency, radiant emittance, radiant energy

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Example sentences from the Web for radiance

And not that after-sex glow, but the radiance of contentment.
Sasha Grey on Her Novel ‘The Juliette Society,’ James Deen, and More|Marlow Stern|August 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
For the first time the Captain saw her divorced from her radiance.
The Tin Soldier|Temple Bailey
Why does this radiance when it falls on the earth fill us with so much delight of living?
The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume VIII.|Guy de Maupassant
A purer sun appears the heavens to light, and wraps the little bark in radiance bright.
The Paris Sketch Book of Mr. M. A. Titmarsh|William Makepeace Thackeray

The clear, tranquil, anaemic moon encircled herself with her own radiance, basked in her own light.
The Created Legend|Feodor Sologub
Today Paul Adam is in all his radiance and on the very eve of glory.
The Book of Masks|Remy de Gourmont

British Dictionary definitions for radiance

radiance

radiancy

/ (ˈreɪdɪəns) /

noun plural -ances or -ancies

the quality or state of being radiant

a measure of the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface. It is the radiant intensity in a given direction of a small element of surface area divided by the orthogonal projection of this area onto a plane at right angles to the directionSymbol: L e

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Medical definitions for radiance

radiance

[ rā′dē-əns ]

n.

The quality or state of being radiant.

The radiant energy emitted per unit time in a specified direction by a unit area of an emitting surface.

单词	radiance
释义	radiance [ rey-dee-uhns ] / ˈreɪ di əns / SEE SYNONYMS FOR radiance ON THESAURUS.COM noun radiant brightness or light: the radiance of the tropical sun. warm, cheerful brightness: the radiance of her expression. Rare. radiation. Also radiancy. Origin of radiance First recorded in 1595–1605; radi(ant) + -ance SYNONYMS FOR radiance 1 resplendence, splendor, brilliance. SEE SYNONYMS FOR radiance ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM radiance non·ra·di·ance, nounsub·ra·di·ance, nounsu·per·ra·di·ance, noun Words nearby radiance radial triangulation, radial tyre, radial vein, radial velocity, radian, radiance, radiancy, radiant, radiant efficiency, radiant emittance, radiant energy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for radiance And not that after-sex glow, but the radiance of contentment. Sasha Grey on Her Novel ‘The Juliette Society,’ James Deen, and More\|Marlow Stern\|August 27, 2013\|DAILY BEAST For the first time the Captain saw her divorced from her radiance. The Tin Soldier\|Temple Bailey Why does this radiance when it falls on the earth fill us with so much delight of living? The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume VIII.\|Guy de Maupassant A purer sun appears the heavens to light, and wraps the little bark in radiance bright. The Paris Sketch Book of Mr. M. A. Titmarsh\|William Makepeace Thackeray The clear, tranquil, anaemic moon encircled herself with her own radiance, basked in her own light. The Created Legend\|Feodor Sologub Today Paul Adam is in all his radiance and on the very eve of glory. The Book of Masks\|Remy de Gourmont British Dictionary definitions for radiance radiance radiancy / (ˈreɪdɪəns) / noun plural -ances or -ancies the quality or state of being radiant a measure of the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface. It is the radiant intensity in a given direction of a small element of surface area divided by the orthogonal projection of this area onto a plane at right angles to the directionSymbol: L e Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to radiance warmth, shine, effulgence, glare, light, brilliance, resplendence, gleam, luminosity, glow, glitter, luster, incandescence, rapture, joy, gaiety, delight, pleasure Medical definitions for radiance radiance [ rā′dē-əns ] n. The quality or state of being radiant. The radiant energy emitted per unit time in a specified direction by a unit area of an emitting surface. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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radiance

noun

Origin of radiance

SYNONYMS FOR radiance

OTHER WORDS FROM radiance

Words nearby radiance

Example sentences from the Web for radiance

British Dictionary definitions for radiance

radiancy

noun plural -ances or -ancies

Words related to radiance

Medical definitions for radiance

n.