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When friends stop being frank and useful to each other, the whole world loses some of its radiance.
Anatole Broyard

Meaning of "radiance" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RADIANCE

radiance  [ˈreɪdɪəns] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RADIANCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Radiance is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RADIANCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Radiance

Radiance and spectral radiance are measures of the quantity of radiation that passes through or is emitted from a surface and falls within a given solid angle in a specified direction. They are used in radiometry to characterize diffuse emission and reflection of electromagnetic radiation. In astrophysics, radiance is also used to quantify emission of neutrinos and other particles. The SI unit of radiance is watts per steradian per square metre, while that of spectral radiance is W·sr−1·m−2·Hz−1 or W·sr−1·m−3 depending on whether the spectrum is a function of frequency or of wavelength.

Definition of radiance in the English dictionary

The definition of radiance in the dictionary is the quality or state of being radiant. Other definition of radiance is a measure of the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface. It is the radiant intensity in a given direction of a small element of surface area divided by the orthogonal projection of this area onto a plane at right angles to the direction Le.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RADIANCE


alliance
əˈlaɪəns
ambiance
ˈæmbɪəns
appliance
əˈplaɪəns
audience
ˈɔːdɪəns
clairaudience
ˌklɛərˈɔːdɪəns
compliance
kəmˈplaɪəns
convenience
kənˈviːnɪəns
defiance
dɪˈfaɪəns
disobedience
ˌdɪsəˈbiːdɪəns
expedience
ɪkˈspiːdɪəns
experience
ɪkˈspɪərɪəns
inexpedience
ˌɪnɪkˈspiːdɪəns
inobedience
ˌɪnəˈbiːdɪəns
irradiance
ɪˈreɪdɪəns
obedience
əˈbiːdɪəns
preaudience
priːˈɔːdɪəns
regredience
rɪˈɡriːdɪəns
reliance
rɪˈlaɪəns
science
ˈsaɪəns
variance
ˈvɛərɪəns

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RADIANCE

radial-ply
radiale
radialisation
radiality
radialization
radialize
radially
radian
radiancies
radiancy
radiant
radiant efficiency
radiant energy
radiant exitance
radiant flux
radiant heat
radiant heater
radiant heating
radiant intensity
radiantly

WORDS THAT END LIKE RADIANCE

advance
affiance
allegiance
analysis of variance
at variance
brilliance
Canadian Alliance
covariance
deviance
domestic appliance
insouciance
invariance
kitchen appliance
luxuriance
noncompliance
Pledge of Allegiance
self-reliance
the Alliance
Triple Alliance
valiance
War of the Grand Alliance

Synonyms and antonyms of radiance in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «RADIANCE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «radiance» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of radiance

Translation of «radiance» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RADIANCE

Find out the translation of radiance to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of radiance from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «radiance» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

容光焕发
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

resplandor
570 millions of speakers

English

radiance
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चमक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وهج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сияние
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

brilho
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

éclat
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cahaya
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Glanz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

輝き
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

> 광채
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Radiance
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự bức xạ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிரகாசம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तेज
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ışıma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

radiosità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

blask
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сяйво
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

strălucire
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λάμψη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

glans
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

radians
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

utstråling
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of radiance

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RADIANCE»

The term «radiance» is quite widely used and occupies the 25.126 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RADIANCE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «radiance» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «radiance» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about radiance

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10 QUOTES WITH «RADIANCE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word radiance.
1
Ishmael Beah
We all find joy and radiance and a reason to move on even in the most dire of circumstances. Even in chaos and madness, there's still a beauty that comes from just the vibrancy of another human spirit.
2
Thomas Becket
Remember the sufferings of Christ, the storms that were weathered... the crown that came from those sufferings which gave new radiance to the faith... All saints give testimony to the truth that without real effort, no one ever wins the crown.
3
Donald Bren
Newport Center has become a Mediterranean town. The climate here is the same as the Mediterranean's, and so is the architecture. This center exudes a radiance, an energy. It will become a special way of life for everyone.
4
Anatole Broyard
When friends stop being frank and useful to each other, the whole world loses some of its radiance.
5
James E. Faust
Femininity is not just lipstick, stylish hairdos, and trendy clothes. It is the divine adornment of humanity. It finds expression in your qualities of your capacity to love, your spirituality, delicacy, radiance, sensitivity, creativity, charm, graciousness, gentleness, dignity, and quiet strength.
6
Morgan Freeman
Learning how to be still, to really be still and let life happen - that stillness becomes a radiance.
7
Boy George
Separation penetrates the disappearing person like a pigment and steeps him in gentle radiance.
8
Dag Hammarskjold
God does not die on the day when we cease to believe in a personal deity, but we die on the day when our lives cease to be illumined by the steady radiance, renewed daily, of a wonder, the source of which is beyond all reason.
9
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Love, whether newly born, or aroused from a deathlike slumber, must always create sunshine, filling the heart so full of radiance, this it overflows upon the outward world.
10
John O'Donohue
Much of the stress and emptiness that haunt us can be traced back to our lack of attention to beauty. Internally, the mind becomes coarse and dull if it remains unvisited by images and thoughts that hold the radiance of beauty.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RADIANCE»

Discover the use of radiance in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to radiance and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Radiance
Riley has crossed the bridge into the afterlife—a place called Here, where time is always Now.
Alyson Noël, 2010
2
Words of Radiance: The Stormlight Archive Book Two
From the bestselling author who completed Robert Jordan's epic Wheel of Time series comes a new, original creation that matches anything else in modern fantasy for epic scope, thrilling imagination, superb characters and sheer addictiveness ...
Brandon Sanderson, 2014
3
The Cruel Radiance: Photography and Political Violence
In the book’s concluding section, she examines the indispensable work of Robert Capa, James Nachtwey, and Gilles Peress and asks how photography should respond to the increasingly nihilistic trajectory of modern warfare.A bracing and ...
Susie Linfield, 2011
4
Radiance
From the Hardcover edition.
Shaena Lambert, 2010
5
Radiance
"Radiant" -- there is no other way to describe bride her wedding day. This utterly romantic book captures the almost magical transformation of a woman into a bride in poignantly beautiful photographs.
Kelly Duane, 1999
6
Radiance
But all of them share the same goal-find the ten people who possess the Radiance before their lives, and the last hope for humanity, are destroyed.
Rick Chambers, 2010
7
Radiance: Experiencing Divine Presence
Radiance shows you how to experience the Divine in the world in simple ways by being very present. It was given to Gina Lake by her inner teacher.
Gina Lake, 2012
8
Radiance: A Novel
Mark Perdue tries to make sense of his life as he deals with chronic Lyme disease, a faltering career as a college physics professor, and a daughter who attends "Celebrity Fantasy Vacation" before she gets him and her paraplegic boyfriend ...
Louis Jones, 2012
9
Radiance: A Novel
A dramatic novel reveals the true nature of the nuclear defence industry as Quine, a physicist, unexpectedly becomes involved with Superbright, a project conceived to protect the world from nuclear weapons, and is plunged into a realm where ...
Carter Scholz, 2003
10
Radiance from the Waters: Ideals of Feminine Beauty in Mende Art
In this eloquent and moving book, Sylvia Ardyn Boone describes the Society, its rituals and organization, and the mask worn by its members.
Sylvia Ardyn Boone, 1990

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RADIANCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term radiance is used in the context of the following news items.
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CFCF Announces New Album 'Radiance and Submission'
The Montreal musician born Michael Silver will continue down this more organic path for his next LP, Radiance and Submission, which drops on July 31 through ... «Exclaim!, May 15»
2
Appeal reverses earlier decision against Radiance Foundation
The Radiance Foundation has won a round in court against a lawsuit filed by the NAACP but it's not necessarily the final round. Ryan Bomberger, who heads the ... «OneNewsNow, May 15»
3
NAACP Loses Battle to Silence Black Pro-Lifer Who Bashed Its Pro …
Today, the federal 4th Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned that decision and ruled in favor of full free speech rights for Bomberger, his group the Radiance ... «LifeNews.com, May 15»
4
Pacific Radiance Q1 profit tumbles 95% as weaker oil prices hurt …
SINGAPORE - Mainboard-listed Pacific Radiance announced on Thursday a 95 per cent plunge in net profit to US$902,000 (S$1.19 million) for the first quarter ... «The Straits Times, May 15»
5
Radiance Solar Completes Installation for Wilsonart
Radiance Solar, in tandem with Wilsonart's Engineering Services team, Solectra Renewables, Cantsink and Duke Energy Process, developed and installed a ... «AltEnergyMag, Apr 15»
6
Receptos (RCPT) Announces Completion of RADIANCE Phase 3 …
Receptos (NASDAQ: RCPT) announced that the Company has completed enrollment in the RADIANCE Phase 3 trial of ozanimod (formerly RPC1063) in ... «StreetInsider.com, Apr 15»
7
Pac Radiance down 63%
Pacific Radiance said the decrease was mainly attributable to 59% decline in ... Pacific Radiance said this was partially offset by a 12% increase in revenue at its ... «TradeWinds, Feb 15»
8
Radiance, Tabard Theatre, review: 'inert'
Let not even hallowed memories of Alan Alda as Hawkeye Pierce in M*A*S*H lead you into the temptation of seeing Radiance. The multiple Emmy-winning ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 15»
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Louis Nowra's 'Radiance' still glows with dramatic power
AFTER 22 years, Louis Nowra's Radiance retains its great power. “Women on the Mudflats” is the title of his program essay and that central image — three ... «The Australian, Jan 15»
10
Radiance review (Belvoir, Sydney)
Louis Nowra wrote his 1993 play Radiance as a kind of showcase for three indigenous actresses, ready to step out of the political work which had dominated ... «Daily Review, Jan 15»

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