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ir⋅ra⋅di⋅ant

   [i-rey-dee-uhnt]
–adjective
irradiating; radiant; shining.
Origin:
1520–30; < L irradiant-, (s. of irradiāns), prp. of irradiāre to shine upon. See ir- 1 , radiant
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ir·ra·di·ant     (ĭ-rā'dē-ənt)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.   Sending forth radiant light.


[Latin irradiāns, irradiant-, present participle of irradiāre, to shine forth; see irradiate.]

ir·ra'di·ance, ir·ra'di·an·cy n.
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Irradiant

Ir*ra"di*ance\, Irradiancy \Ir*ra"di*an*cy\, n. [From Irradiant.]

1. The act of irradiating; emission of rays of light.

2. That which irradiates or is irradiated; luster; splendor; irradiation; brilliancy. --Milton.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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