Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - radiant
Radiant
radiant
adj. & n. --adj. 1 emitting rays of light. 2 (of eyes or looks) beaming with joy or hope or love. 3 (of beauty) splendid or dazzling. 4 (of light) issuing in rays. 5 operating radially. 6 extending radially; radiating. --n. 1 the point or object from which light or heat radiates, esp. in an electric or gas heater. 2 Astron. a radiant point. Phrases and idioms radiant heat heat transmitted by radiation, not by conduction or convection. radiant heater a heater that works by this method. radiant point 1 a point from which rays or radii proceed. 2 Astron. the apparent focal point of a meteor shower. Derivatives radiance n. radiancy n. radiantly adv. Etymology: ME f. L radiare (as RADIUS)
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I. adjective Date: 15th century 1. radiating rays or reflecting beams of light, vividly bright and shining ; glowing, marked by or expressive of love, confidence, or happiness , 3. emitted or transmitted by radiation, emitting or relating to ~ heat, see: bright ~ly adverb II. noun Date: circa 1741 something that radiates: as, a point in the heavens at which the visible paths of meteors appear to meet when traced backward, the part of a gas or electric heater that becomes incandescent ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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