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irradiant

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ir⋅ra⋅di⋅ant

  [i-rey-dee-uhnt]
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–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)   
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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