Meaning of RADIANCE
| Pronunciation: | | 'reydeeuns
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- [n] the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
- [n] the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface
- [n] an attractive combination of good health and happiness; "the radiance of her countenance"
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| | Synonyms: | | effulgence, glow, glowing, radiancy, refulgence, refulgency, shine |
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| | See Also: | | aureole, brightness, burnish, corona, felicity, gleam, gleaming, gloss, glossiness, glow, good health, happiness, healthiness, lambency, light, luster, lustre, polish, sheen, shininess, visible light, visible radiation | |
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| | Definition: | | Radiance
At a nuclear weapons testing facility in the desert, a super-powerful nuclear weapon called Radiance is the gleam in Leo Highet`s eye. Leo is Philip Quine`s boss, and Philip is consumed with secret qualms about the ethics of what he is doing. He is also in love with a woman who is protesting the work of the lab. more details ... |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ra"di*ance\, Radiancy \Ra"di*an*cy\, n.
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.
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