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Definition of Radiance
1. Noun. The amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface.
Exact synonyms: Glow, Glowing
Specialized synonyms: Aureole, Corona
Generic synonyms: Light, Visible Light, Visible Radiation
Specialized synonyms: Aureole, Corona
Generic synonyms: Light, Visible Light, Visible Radiation
2. Noun. The quality of being bright and sending out rays of light.
Exact synonyms: Effulgence, Radiancy, Refulgence, Refulgency, Shine
Generic synonyms: Brightness
Specialized synonyms: Gleam, Gleaming, Glow, Lambency, Luster, Lustre, Sheen, Shininess, Burnish, Gloss, Glossiness, Polish
Derivative terms: Effulgent, Radiant, Radiate, Radiate, Radiant, Radiate, Refulgent, Refulgent, Shine, Shine, Shine, Shiny, Shiny
Generic synonyms: Brightness
Specialized synonyms: Gleam, Gleaming, Glow, Lambency, Luster, Lustre, Sheen, Shininess, Burnish, Gloss, Glossiness, Polish
Derivative terms: Effulgent, Radiant, Radiate, Radiate, Radiant, Radiate, Refulgent, Refulgent, Shine, Shine, Shine, Shiny, Shiny
3. Noun. An attractive combination of good health and happiness. "The radiance of her countenance"
Definition of Radiance
1. n. The quality of being radiant; brilliancy; effulgence; vivid brightness; as, the radiance of the sun.
Definition of Radiance
1. Noun. the quality of being radiant, shining, bright or splendid ¹
2. Noun. (physics) the flux of radiation emitted per unit solid angle in a given direction by a unit area of a source ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Radiance
1. brightness [n -S] - See also: brightness