RADIANT | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Radiant

Speech Type: Adjective

Etymology:

late Middle English: from Latin radiant- ‘emitting rays’, from the verb radiare (see radiate)

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈreɪdɪənt
Dialects: British English
Definition:

sending out light; shining or glowing brightly

Short Definition:

sending out light

Examples:
  • a bird with radiant green and red plumage
Definition:

(of electromagnetic energy, especially heat) transmitted by radiation, rather than conduction or convection

Short Definition:

transmitted by radiation, rather than conduction or convection

Examples:
  • plants convert the radiant energy of the sun into chemical energy

Word: Radiant

Speech Type: Noun

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈreɪdɪənt
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a point or object from which light or heat radiates, especially a heating element in an electric or gas heater

Short Definition:

point or object from which light or heat radiates

Examples:
  • I sat down by my hissing gas fire—one of the radiants was missing

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