Definitions for radianceˈreɪ di əns

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

ra•di•anceˈreɪ di əns(n.)

also ra′di•an•cy

  1. radiant brightness or light.

  2. warm, cheerful brightness.

Origin of radiance:

1595–1605

Princeton's WordNet

  1. radiance, glow, glowing(noun)

    the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface

  2. radiance, radiancy, shine, effulgence, refulgence, refulgency(noun)

    the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light

  3. radiance(noun)

    an attractive combination of good health and happiness

    "the radiance of her countenance"

Wiktionary

  1. radiance(Noun)

    the quality of being radiant, shining, bright or splendid

    Girt with omnipotence, with radiance crowned. uE000197485uE001 Milton.

  2. radiance(Noun)

    the flux of radiation emitted per unit solid angle in a given direction by a unit area of a source

  3. Origin: From radiare + -ance

Webster Dictionary

  1. Radiance(noun)

    alt. of Radiancy


Translations for radiance

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

radiance(noun)

sending out rays of heat, light etc or carried, sent etc in the form of, or by means of, rays of heat, light etc.

the radiance of her smile.

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