radiant light
1light — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I adj. airy (see levity); frivolous, jesting, jocular, lightsome; giddy, dizzy, flighty; wanton; nimble, agile; flippant, pert, insouciant; humorous; trivial. See cheerfulness, unimportance, impurity,… …
2Radiant — Ra di*ant (r[=a] d[i^]*ant), a. [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. Emitting or proceeding as from a center; resembling rays; radiating; radiate.… …
3Radiant energy — Radiant Ra di*ant (r[=a] d[i^]*ant), a. [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. Emitting or proceeding as from a center; resembling rays; radiating;… …
4Radiant heat — Radiant Ra di*ant (r[=a] d[i^]*ant), a. [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. Emitting or proceeding as from a center; resembling rays; radiating;… …
5Radiant point — Radiant Ra di*ant (r[=a] d[i^]*ant), a. [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. Emitting or proceeding as from a center; resembling rays; radiating;… …
6radiant — [rā′dēənt] adj. [L radians, prp. of radiare: see RADIATE] 1. sending out rays of light; shining brightly 2. filled with light; bright [a radiant morning] 3. showing pleasure, love, well being, vitality, etc.; beaming [a radiant smile] 4. issuing… …
7light — light1 [līt] n. [ME liht < OE lēoht, akin to Ger licht < IE base * leuk , to shine, bright > Gr leukos, white, L lux & lumen, light, lucere, to shine, luna, moon, Welsh llug, gleam] 1. a) the form of electromagnetic radiation that acts… …
8light — [adj1] illuminated ablaze, aglow, bright, brilliant, burnished, clear, cloudless, flashing, fluorescent, glossy, glowing, lambent, lucent, luminous, lustrous, phosphorescent, polished, radiant, refulgent, resplendent, rich, scintillant, shining,… …
9Radiant — Ra di*ant, n. 1. (Opt.) The luminous point or object from which light emanates; also, a body radiating light brightly. [1913 Webster] 2. (Geom.) A straight line proceeding from a given point, or fixed pole, about which it is conceived to revolve …
10radiant — ► ADJECTIVE 1) shining or glowing brightly. 2) emanating great joy, love, or health. 3) (of electromagnetic energy, especially heat) transmitted by radiation, rather than conduction or convection. 4) (of an appliance) emitting radiant energy for… …
