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Definition of Radiances
1. radiance [n] - See also: radiance
Lexicographical Neighbors of Radiances
Literary usage of Radiances
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Ride Home: Poems, with The Marriage of Guineth; a Play in One Act by Florence Wilkinson Evans (1913)
"... radiances RADIANCE of budding leaf-tips, Spring's eager flight; Radiance of
skimming dragon-flies Gem-bright. Dawn-cobwebs, glistening meadows, ..."
2. An Essay on the Origin and Prospects of Man by Thomas Hope (1831)
"THOUGH I have already described the radiances which cause in us the sensations
of sight, of feeling, nay, of taste and smell, because I conceive of those ..."
3. NOAA's Role in Space-Based Global Precipitation Estimation and Application by National Research Council (U.S.) (2007)
"Given this, plus the ability of the new Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation
Community Radiative Transfer Model to simulate radiances in cloudy and ..."
4. Volcanic Ash and Aviation Safety: Proceedings of the First International edited by T. J. Casadevall (1995)
"Profilers provide excellent wind data in the lower troposphere, an area where
ACARS reports are still sparse. Satellite radiances (values of ..."
5. Good Words by Norman Macleod (1881)
"Ал eye to discern the divineness of the heaven's splendours and lightnings, the
insatiable wish to revel in their god-like radiances and brilliancies ..."
6. An Essay on the Origin and Prospects of Man by Thomas Hope (1831)
"... only from want of heat or cold sufficient to neutralize the radiances of the
opposite force, leaving these radiances of the opposite force to act ..."
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