Radiantly
di adjective
1.
emitting rays of light; shining; bright: the radiant sun; radiant colors.
2.
bright with joy, hope, etc.: radiant smiles; a radiant future.
3.
Physics. emitted or propagated by radiation.
4.
Heraldry.
a.
noting a partition line having a series of flamelike indentations formed by ogees joined in zigzags; rayonny.
b.
(of a charge, as an ordinary) having an edge or edges so formed.
noun
6.
Astronomy. the point in the heavens from which a shower of meteors appears to radiate.
7.
a refractory absorbing and radiating heat from the flames of a gas fireplace or the like.
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Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin radiant- (stem of radiāns, present participle of radiāre to radiate light, shine), equivalent to radi(us) beam, ray (see radius) + -ant- -ant
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin radiant- (stem of radiāns, present participle of radiāre to radiate light, shine), equivalent to radi(us) beam, ray (see radius) + -ant- -ant
Related forms
ra·di·ant·ly, adverb
an·ti·ra·di·ant, adjective
non·ra·di·ant, adjective
non·ra·di·ant·ly, adverb
su·per·ra·di·ant, adjective
Antonyms
1. dim.
1. dim.
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radiant (ˈreɪdɪənt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | sending out rays of light; bright; shining |
| 2. | characterized by health, intense joy, happiness, etc: a radiant countenance |
| 3. | emitted or propagated by or as radiation; radiated: radiant heat |
| 4. | sending out heat by radiation: a radiant heater |
| 5. | physics Compare luminous (of a physical quantity in photometry) evaluated by absolute energy measurements: radiant flux; radiant efficiency |
| —n | |
| 6. | a point or object that emits radiation, esp the part of a heater that gives out heat |
| 7. | astronomy the point in space from which a meteor shower appears to emanate |
| [C15: from Latin radiāre to shine, from radius ray of light, | |
| 'radiantly | |
| —adv | |
| radiant (ˈreɪdɪənt) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | sending out rays of light; bright; shining |
| 2. | characterized by health, intense joy, happiness, etc: a radiant countenance |
| 3. | emitted or propagated by or as radiation; radiated: radiant heat |
| 4. | sending out heat by radiation: a radiant heater |
| 5. | physics Compare luminous (of a physical quantity in photometry) evaluated by absolute energy measurements: radiant flux; radiant efficiency |
| —n | |
| 6. | a point or object that emits radiation, esp the part of a heater that gives out heat |
| 7. | astronomy the point in space from which a meteor shower appears to emanate |
| [C15: from Latin radiāre to shine, from radius ray of light, | |
| 'radiantly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
radiant
c.1450, from M.Fr. radiant, from L. radiantem (nom. radians) "shining," prp. of radiare "to beam, shine" (see radiation). Of beauty, etc., first attested 1509. Radiance is 1601, from M.L. radiantia "brightness," from radiare. The verb radiate is attested from 1619.
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Medical Dictionary
radiant ra·di·ant (rā'dē-ənt)
adj.
Emitting heat or light.
Consisting of or emitted as radiation.
A point from which light radiates to the eye.
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Science Dictionary
radiant  (rā'dē-ənt) Pronunciation Key
Adjective
Noun The apparent celestial origin of a meteor shower. For example, a point in the constellation Gemini is the radiant of the Geminid meteor shower. |
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