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Definition of Radiant

1. Adjective. Radiating or as if radiating light. "A refulgent sunset"

Definition of Radiant

1. a. Emitting or proceeding as from a center; resembling rays; radiating; radiate.

2. n. The luminous point or object from which light emanates; also, a body radiating light brightly.

3. a. Emitted or transmitted by radiation; as, a radiant energy; radiant heat.

Definition of Radiant

1. Adjective. Radiating light and/or heat. ¹

2. Adjective. Emitted as radiation. ¹

3. Adjective. Bright, glowing or filled with light. ¹

4. Noun. A point source from which radiation is emitted. ¹

5. Noun. (astronomy) The apparent origin, in the night sky, of a meteor shower. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Radiant

1. a point from which rays are emitted [n -S]

Medical Definition of Radiant

1. 1. Emitting or proceeding as from a center; rays; radiating; radiate. 2. Especially, emitting or darting rays of light or heat; issuing in beams or rays; beaming with brightness; emitting a vivid light or splendor; as, the radiant sun. "Mark what radiant state she spreads." (Milton) 3. Beaming with vivacity and happiness; as, a radiant face. 4. Giving off rays; said of a bearing; as, the sun radiant; a crown radiant. 5. Having a raylike appearance, as the large marginal flowers of certain umbelliferous plants; said also of the cluster which has such marginal flowers. Radiant energy See Radiant. Origin: L. Radians, -antis, p. Pr. Of radiare to emit rays or beams, fr. Radius ray: cf. F. Radiant. See Radius, Ray a divergent line. 1. The luminous point or object from which light emanates; also, a body radiating light brightly. 2. A straight line proceeding from a given point, or fixed pole, about which it is conceived to revolve. 3. The point in the heavens at which the apparent paths of shooting stars meet, when traced backward, or whence they appear to radiate. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Radiant

Literary usage of Radiant

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society by Royal Astronomical Society (1873)
"Among th.3 best ascertained positions of the radiant point, some which were published in the daily and weekly journals soon after the appearance of the ..."

2. A Text-book of Physics by John Henry Poynting, Joseph John Thomson (1904)
"In this chapter we shall investigate the nature of radiant energy, and discuss its emission from sources and its absorption and reflection at surfaces upon ..."

3. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific by Astronomical Society of the Pacific (1891)
"HEIS gives a radiant at 24/4-42° for the period Oct. i7-Nov. 23, and Mr. DENNING deduced from Italian observations one at 25°-f44° on Feb. 13. ..."

4. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce (1916)
"... the eternal imagination, transmuting the daily bread of experience into the radiant body of everliving life. The radiant image of the ..."

5. Condensation of Vapor as Induced by Nuclei and Ions by Carl Barus, Lulu Broadbent Joslin (1907)
"radiant fields.—The occurrence of a succession of groups of colloidal nuclei ... They are an essential part of air in the new (radiant) environment and the ..."

6. Experimental Morphology by Charles Benedict Davenport (1899)
"The former is a form of radiant energy and allied to light, consisting, indeed, ... Effect of radiant Heat. — When Phycomyces nitens or seedlings of ..."

7. Heating and Ventilating Buildings: A Manual for Heating Engineers and Architects by Rolla Clinton Carpenter (1915)
"radiant heat, like light, may be reflected and sent in various directions by ... The following table shows the proportion of radiant heat which would be ..."

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