Glowing — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface

emit a steady even light without flames

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hɐbˈɪtʃuːəlˌaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡlˈəʊɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡlˈəʊɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /hɐbˈɪtʃuːəlˌaɪz/.

Examples

The fireflies were glowing and flying about in the garden
Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna
The coals were glowing in the dark

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

glow shine radiate radiance beam burn

Parts of Speech

noun	the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface
verb	emit a steady even light without flames “The fireflies were glowing and flying about in the garden”
verb	have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink “Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna”
verb	shine intensely, as if with heat “The coals were glowing in the dark”
verb	be exuberant or high-spirited “Make the people's hearts glow”
verb	experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion “She was beaming with joy”
adjective	highly enthusiastic “glowing praise”

Word Forms

glow	noun	light from nonthermal sources
radiance	noun	an attractive combination of good health and happiness

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

glühend

die Menge elektromagnetischer Strahlung, die einen Punkt auf einer Oberfläche verlässt oder dort ankommt

🇫🇷French

embrasé

la quantité de rayonnement électromagnétique quittant ou arrivant à un point sur une surface

🇪🇸Spanish

brillante

La cantidad de radiación electromagnética que sale o llega a un punto de una superficie.

🇮🇹Italian

splendente

la quantità di radiazione elettromagnetica che parte o arriva in un punto su una superficie

🇳🇱Dutch

gloeiend

de hoeveelheid elektromagnetische straling die een punt op een oppervlak verlaat of bereikt

🇵🇹Portuguese

brilhante

a quantidade de radiação eletromagnética que sai ou chega a um ponto de uma superfície

🇷🇺Russian

светящийся

количество электромагнитного излучения, выходящего или приходящего в точку на поверхности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रकाश से युक्त

किसी सतह पर किसी बिंदु पर निकलने या पहुंचने वाले विद्युत चुम्बकीय विकिरण की मात्रा

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রদীপ্ত

একটি পৃষ্ঠের একটি বিন্দুতে ইলেক্ট্রোম্যাগনেটিক রেডিয়েশন ছেড়ে যাওয়া বা পৌঁছানোর পরিমাণ

🇮🇳Tamil

ஒளிரும்

ஒரு மேற்பரப்பில் ஒரு புள்ளியில் இருந்து வெளியேறும் அல்லது வரும் மின்காந்த கதிர்வீச்சின் அளவு

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రకాశించే

విద్యుదయస్కాంత వికిరణం ఉపరితలంపై ఒక బిందువు వద్ద వదిలివేయడం లేదా చేరుకోవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

चमकणारा

इलेक्ट्रोमॅग्नेटिक रेडिएशनचे प्रमाण पृष्ठभागावरील एका बिंदूवर सोडणे किंवा पोहोचणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઝળહળતું

ઇલેક્ટ્રોમેગ્નેટિક કિરણોત્સર્ગની માત્રા સપાટી પરના બિંદુ પર છોડે છે અથવા પહોંચે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೊಳೆಯುತ್ತಿದೆ

ಮೇಲ್ಮೈಯಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದು ಬಿಂದುವಿಗೆ ಹೊರಡುವ ಅಥವಾ ತಲುಪುವ ವಿದ್ಯುತ್ಕಾಂತೀಯ ವಿಕಿರಣದ ಪ್ರಮಾಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തിളങ്ങുന്ന

ഒരു പ്രതലത്തിലെ ഒരു ബിന്ദുവിൽ നിന്ന് പുറപ്പെടുന്ന അല്ലെങ്കിൽ എത്തിച്ചേരുന്ന വൈദ്യുതകാന്തിക വികിരണത്തിൻ്റെ അളവ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚਮਕਦਾਰ

ਕਿਸੇ ਸਤਹ 'ਤੇ ਕਿਸੇ ਬਿੰਦੂ 'ਤੇ ਛੱਡਣ ਜਾਂ ਪਹੁੰਚਣ ਵਾਲੀ ਇਲੈਕਟ੍ਰੋਮੈਗਨੈਟਿਕ ਰੇਡੀਏਸ਼ਨ ਦੀ ਮਾਤਰਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

چمکنے والا

برقی مقناطیسی تابکاری کی مقدار جو سطح پر کسی نقطہ پر چھوڑتی ہے یا پہنچتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

发光的

离开或到达表面上一点的电磁辐射量

🇯🇵Japanese

輝く

表面上の点から出たり、そこに到達したりする電磁放射線の量

🇰🇷Korean

적열하는

표면의 한 지점을 떠나거나 도달하는 전자기 복사의 양

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phát sáng

lượng bức xạ điện từ đi hoặc đến một điểm trên bề mặt

🇹🇭Thai

เรืองแสง

ปริมาณรังสีแม่เหล็กไฟฟ้าที่ออกหรือมาถึงจุดหนึ่งบนพื้นผิว

🇮🇩Indonesian

berpendar

jumlah radiasi elektromagnetik yang meninggalkan atau tiba pada suatu titik di suatu permukaan

🇵🇭Filipino

kumikinang

ang dami ng electromagnetic radiation na umaalis o dumarating sa isang punto sa isang ibabaw

🇲🇾Malay

bercahaya

jumlah sinaran elektromagnet yang keluar atau tiba di satu titik di permukaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متوهجة

كمية الإشعاع الكهرومغناطيسي الذي يغادر أو يصل إلى نقطة ما على السطح

🇮🇷Persian

درخشان

مقدار تابش الکترومغناطیسی که از یک نقطه از یک سطح خارج می شود یا به آن می رسد

🇹🇷Turkish

parlak

Bir yüzey üzerindeki bir noktaya gelen veya çıkan elektromanyetik radyasyon miktarı

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַברִיק

כמות הקרינה האלקטרומגנטית היוצאת או מגיעה לנקודה על פני השטח

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