Radiance — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈeɪdiəns/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈeɪdiəns/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈeɪdiəns/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹˈeɪdiəns/.

Examples

the radiance of her countenance

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

refulgency glow effulgence shine radiancy glowing refulgence

Parts of Speech

noun	the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface
noun	the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
noun	an attractive combination of good health and happiness “the radiance of her countenance”

Word Forms

radiant	adjective	radiating or as if radiating light
radiate	verb	send out rays or waves
shiny	adjective	made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow
shine	verb	throw or flash the light of (a lamp)
effulgent	adjective	radiating or as if radiating light
refulgent	adjective	radiating or as if radiating light

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Glanz

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

🇫🇷French

éclat

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

🇪🇸Spanish

resplandor

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

🇮🇹Italian

splendore

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

🇳🇱Dutch

uitstraling

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

🇵🇹Portuguese

brilho

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

🇷🇺Russian

сияние

количество электромагнитного излучения, выходящего или приходящего в точку на поверхности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चमक

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

🇧🇩Bengali

তেজ

একটি পৃষ্ঠের একটি বিন্দুতে ইলেক্ট্রোম্যাগনেটিক রেডিয়েশন ছেড়ে যাওয়া বা পৌঁছানোর পরিমাণ

🇮🇳Tamil

பிரகாசம்

ஒரு மேற்பரப்பில் ஒரு புள்ளியில் இருந்து வெளியேறும் அல்லது வரும் மின்காந்த கதிர்வீச்சின் அளவு

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రకాశము

విద్యుదయస్కాంత వికిరణం ఉపరితలంపై ఒక బిందువు వద్ద వదిలివేయడం లేదా చేరుకోవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

तेज

इलेक्ट्रोमॅग्नेटिक रेडिएशनचे प्रमाण पृष्ठभागावरील एका बिंदूवर सोडणे किंवा पोहोचणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

તેજ

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

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಾಂತಿ

ಮೇಲ್ಮೈಯಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದು ಬಿಂದುವಿಗೆ ಹೊರಡುವ ಅಥವಾ ತಲುಪುವ ವಿದ್ಯುತ್ಕಾಂತೀಯ ವಿಕಿರಣದ ಪ್ರಮಾಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തേജസ്സ്

ഒരു പ്രതലത്തിലെ ഒരു ബിന്ദുവിൽ നിന്ന് പുറപ്പെടുന്ന അല്ലെങ്കിൽ എത്തിച്ചേരുന്ന വൈദ്യുതകാന്തിക വികിരണത്തിൻ്റെ അളവ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚਮਕ

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

🇵🇰Urdu

چمک

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

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

辐射

离开或到达表面上一点的电磁辐射量

🇯🇵Japanese

輝き

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

발광

표면의 한 지점을 떠나거나 도달하는 전자기 복사의 양

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự rạng rỡ

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

🇹🇭Thai

ความกระจ่างใส

ปริมาณรังสีแม่เหล็กไฟฟ้าที่ออกหรือมาถึงจุดหนึ่งบนพื้นผิว

🇮🇩Indonesian

cahaya

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

🇵🇭Filipino

ningning

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

🇲🇾Malay

sinaran

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

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إشعاع

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

🇮🇷Persian

درخشندگی

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

🇹🇷Turkish

parlaklık

Bir yüzey üzerindeki bir noktaya gelen veya çıkan elektromanyetik radyasyon miktarı

🇮🇱Hebrew

זוֹהַר

כמות הקרינה האלקטרומגנטית היוצאת או מגיעה לנקודה על פני השטח

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