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UK
/ɹˈeɪdiəns/
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[ US /ˈɹeɪˌdiəns, ˈɹeɪdjəns/ ]
[ US /ˈɹeɪˌdiəns, ˈɹeɪdjəns/ ]
NOUN
- the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface
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an attractive combination of good health and happiness
the radiance of her countenance - the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
How To Use radiance In A Sentence
- No part of the lunar globe became visible in relief against circumfluous solar radiance on any of the plates exposed at Grenada; and what vestiges of "structure" there were, came out almost better _upon_ the moon than _beside_ her, thus stamping themselves at once as of atmospheric origin. A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition
- From these values the integrated irradiance values are obtained for the desired time interval.
- Smoothes the skin, tightens the pores, and provides an instant burst of radiance, as it stimulates microcirculation. French Word-A-Day:
- She no longer had the radiance of euphoria she always did.
- The Angelus had opened, and light, from behind the door, had flooded the room with radiance. NEVERWHERE
- From everything I have seen of Mr. Mandela, and from the memories I have of meeting him personally on several occasions, Mr. Freeman gets everything right: the walk, the cadences in the voice, the out-front and straight-ahead posture and the inner radiance that connect his thoughts and his words with visible facial computations — many of the qualities that make Mr. Mandela an inspiring leader. I'm Cheering for Morgan Freeman
- An instant pick-me-up - it adds health and radiance to the skin. Times, Sunday Times
- It had now assimilated a very large number of patterns, sipping at - the assorted radiances that surrounded it, and in the process discovering that some were far" "tastier"? Starchild Omnibus
- Suddenly, on the gravelled path, unhurrying, cool, luxuriant, Mme. Swann appeared, displaying around her a toilet which was never twice the same, but which I remember as being typically mauve; then she hoisted and unfurled at the end of its long stalk, just at the moment when her radiance was most complete, the silken banner of a wide parasol of a shade that matched the showering petals of her gown. Within a Budding Grove
- That means a bumper package of proteins, minerals and essential oils to revitalise the skin, promoting natural radiance.