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radiant
[rey-dee-uhnt]
adjective
emitting rays of light; shining; bright.
the radiant sun;
radiant colors.
Synonyms: , ,Antonyms:bright with joy, hope, etc..
radiant smiles;
a radiant future.
Physics.emitted or propagated by radiation.
Heraldry.
noting a partition line having a series of flamelike indentations formed by ogees joined in zigzags; rayonny.
(of a charge, as an ordinary) having an edge or edges so formed.
radiant
/ ˈɪɪəԳ /
adjective
sending out rays of light; bright; shining
characterized by health, intense joy, happiness, etc
a radiant countenance
emitted or propagated by or as radiation; radiated
radiant heat
sending out heat by radiation
a radiant heater
physics (of a physical quantity in photometry) evaluated by absolute energy measurements Compare luminous
radiant flux
radiant efficiency
noun
a point or object that emits radiation, esp the part of a heater that gives out heat
astronomy the point in space from which a meteor shower appears to emanate
radiant
Transmitting light, heat, or other radiation. Stars, for example, are radiant bodies.
Consisting of or transmitted as radiation.
The apparent celestial origin of a meteor shower. For example, a point in the constellation Gemini is the radiant of the Geminid meteor shower.
Other 51Թ Forms
- radiantly adverb
- antiradiant adjective
- nonradiant adjective
- nonradiantly adverb
- superradiant adjective
- unradiant adjective
- ˈ徱Գٱ adverb
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of radiant1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
There will be a chance of seeing the showers whenever the radiant point in the constellation Boötes is above the horizon.
Hanging, inevitably, over the weekend’s celebration was the current occupant of the Oval Office, a boiling black cloud compared to the radiant and sunshiny Reagan.
When applied to the face, it can result in a soft, radiant, even-toned complexion.
“She was a radiant, joyful, driven, and compassionate woman who touched countless lives across the country from her hometown of Atlanta, GA, to LA.”
His pierogi are humble and radiant at once — an invitation to see the form not as a leftover, but a canvas.
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