RADIANCE

radiance, radiancy, shine, effulgence, refulgence, refulgency

(noun) the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light

radiance, glow, glowing

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

radiance

(noun) an attractive combination of good health and happiness; “the radiance of her countenance”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

radiance (countable and uncountable, plural radiances)

The quality of being radiant, shining, bright or splendid.

(physics) The flux of radiation emitted per unit solid angle in a given direction by a unit area of a source.

Anagrams

• Caradine, canaried, caridean

Source: Wiktionary


Ra"di*ance, Ra"di*an*cy, n.

Definition: The quality of being radiant; brilliancy; effulgence; vivid brightness; as, the radiance of the sun. Girt with omnipotence, with radiance crowned. Milton. What radiancy of glory, What light beyond compare ! Neale.

Syn.

– Luster; brilliancy; splendor; glare; glitter.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

25 December 2024

UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.

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