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radiance |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Radiance \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: radiance n 1: the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface [syn: {glow}, {glowing}] 2: the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light [syn: {radiancy}, {shine}, {effulgence}, {refulgence}, {refulgency}] 3: an attractive combination of good health and happiness; "the radiance of her countenance"
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