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[ˈreɪdɪənt], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- sending out light; shining or glowing brightly
(e.g: a bird with radiant green and red plumage)
- (of electromagnetic energy, especially heat) transmitted by radiation, rather than conduction or convection
(e.g: plants convert the radiant energy of the sun into chemical energy)
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Origin
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late Middle English: from Latin radiant- ‘emitting rays’, from the verb radiare (see radiate)
[ˈreɪdɪənt], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a point or object from which light or heat radiates, especially a heating element in an electric or gas heater
(e.g: I sat down by my hissing gas fire—one of the radiants was missing)
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Origin
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late Middle English: from Latin radiant- ‘emitting rays’, from the verb radiare (see radiate)
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