radiance

English

Etymology

From radiant +‎ -ance.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹeɪdi.əns/

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Noun

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radiance (countable and uncountable, plural radiances)

1. The quality or state of being radiant; shining, bright or splendid.
   • 1667, John Milton, “Book VII”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:

     Girt with omnipotence, with radiance crowned.

   • 1998, “Hard to Get”, performed by Rich Mullins:

     You who live in radiance
     hear the prayers of those of us who live in skin

2. (physics) The flux of radiation emitted per unit solid angle in a given direction by a unit area of a source.

Derived terms

• ocular radiance
• superradiance

Related terms

• irradiance

Translations

the quality of being radiant, shining, bright or splendid

Armenian: փայլ (hy) (pʻayl) Bulgarian: сияние (bg) n (sijanie) Chinese: Mandarin: 輻射／辐射 (zh) (fúshè), 光輝／光辉 (zh) (guānghuī), 閃耀／闪耀 (zh) (shǎnyào) Dutch: uitstraling (nl) f Finnish: säteily (fi), säteilevyys French: éclat (fr) m German: Glanz (de) m, Strahlen (de) n, Leuchten (de) n Icelandic: ljómi (is) m Italian: radianza (it) f Japanese: 輝き (ja) (kagayaki) Javanese: sunar (jv) Korean: 광채 (ko) (gwangchae) Latin: iubar n, candor m Old English: lēoma m Polish: blask (pl) m Portuguese: radiância f Romanian: strălucire (ro) f, lucire (ro) f, iradiere (ro) f Russian: сия́ние (ru) n (sijánije), блеск (ru) m (blesk) Spanish: resplandor (es) m, brillo (es) m, fulgor (es) m Ukrainian: ся́йво n (sjájvo)

the flux of radiation emitted per unit solid angle in a given direction by a unit area of a source

Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can Finnish: radianssi, säteilytiheys German: Radianz f, Strahldichte f Javanese: sunar (jv) Polish: radiancja f Portuguese: radiância f Romanian: radianță (ro) f, emitanță (ro) f Russian: излуче́ние (ru) n (izlučénije)

Anagrams

• Caradine, acridane, canaried, caridean