radiant (redirected from radiants)

ra·di·ant  (rd-nt)

adj.

1. Emitting heat or light.

2. Consisting of or emitted as radiation: radiant heat.

3.

a. Filled with light; bright.

b. Glowing; beaming. See Synonyms at bright.

n.

1. An object or a point from which light or heat rays are emitted.

2. Astronomy The apparent celestial origin of a meteoric shower.

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[Middle English, from Latin radins, radiant-, present participle of radire, to radiate; see radiate.]

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radi·ant·ly adv.

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radiant [ˈreɪdɪənt]

adj

1. sending out rays of light; bright; shining

2. characterized by health, intense joy, happiness, etc. a radiant countenance

3. (Physics / General Physics) emitted or propagated by or as radiation; radiated radiant heat

4. sending out heat by radiation a radiant heater

5. (Physics / General Physics) Physics (of a physical quantity in photometry) evaluated by absolute energy measurements radiant flux radiant efficiency Compare luminous

n

1. (Physics / General Physics) a point or object that emits radiation, esp the part of a heater that gives out heat

2. (Astronomy) Astronomy the point in space from which a meteor shower appears to emanate

[from Latin radiāre to shine, from radius ray of light, radius]

radiantly  adv

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radiant  (rd-nt)

Adjective

1. Transmitting light, heat, or other radiation. Stars, for example, are radiant bodies.

2. Consisting of or transmitted as radiation.

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.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

radiant - radiating or as if radiating light; "the beaming sun"; "the effulgent daffodils"; "a radiant sunrise"; "a refulgent sunset" effulgent, refulgent, beamy, beaming bright - emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; "the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room"

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radiant

adjective

1. happy, glowing, ecstatic, joyful, sent, gay, delighted, beaming, joyous, blissful, rapturous, rapt, on cloud nine (informal), beatific, blissed out, floating on air On her wedding day the bride looked truly radiant.
happy low, sad, miserable, gloomy, sombre, sorrowful, disconsolate, joyless, down in the dumps (informal)

2. bright, brilliant, shining, glorious, beaming, glowing, sparkling, sunny, glittering, gleaming, luminous, resplendent, incandescent, lustrous, effulgent Out on the bay the morning is radiant.
bright black, dark, dull, gloomy, sombre

Translations

radiant [ˈreɪdɪənt]

A. ADJ

1. (= glowing) [smile, person, complexion] → radiante
to look radiant → estar radiante
radiant with joy → radiante or rebosante de alegría
radiant with health → rebosante de salud

2. (liter) (= bright) [sunshine] → resplandeciente; [colour] → radiante
bathed in radiant sunshine → bañado en un sol radiante
radiant white robes → batas de un blanco radiante

3. (Phys) [heat, light, energy] → radiante

B. N (Astron, Math, Phys) → radiante m

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radiant [ˈreɪdiənt] adj

[person, face, complexion] → rayonnant(e); [smile] → radieux/euse
to look radiant → rayonner
The bride looked truly radiant → La mariée rayonnait véritablement.

(= bright) [sunshine, light] → rayonnant(e); [morning] → radieux/euse

(PHYSICS) [heat, energy] → radiant(e)

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radiant

adj

sun → strahlend; colours → leuchtend; (fig) person, beauty, smile → strahlend (→ with vor +dat); face → leuchtend, strahlend; to be radiant with health → vor Gesundheit strotzen; to be radiant with joy → vor Freude strahlen; radiant optimism → blendender or strahlender Optimismus

(Phys) → Strahlungs-; energy → strahlend, ausstrahlend; heater → strahlend, ausstrahlend, wärmend

n (Phys, Math, Astron) → Strahl m

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radiant [ˈreɪdɪənt] adj (Phys) (heat) → radiante; (light) → sfolgorante (fig) radiant (with) → raggiante (di)

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radiant [ˈreɪdɪənt] adj (Phys) (heat) → radiante; (light) → sfolgorante (fig) radiant (with) → raggiante (di)

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radiant

adj radiant [ˈreidiənt]

1 showing great joy a radiant smile. skitterend مُشْرِق، مُتألِّق лъчезарен zářivý strålende; lysende strahlend ακτινοβόλος, φωτεινός radiante särav شاد و خرم säteilevä radieux קוֹרֵן दीप्तिमान ozaren ragyogó penuh sukacita geislandi raggiante 晴れやかな 환한 spindintis starojošs berseri-seri stralend gledestrålende promienny radioso radios сияющий žiarivý žareč blistav glädjestrålande ซึ่งบ่งบอกถึงความสุข neşe saçan 喜氣洋洋的, 容光煥發的 сяючий, променистий خوش کن hớn hở 欢欣的, 容光焕发的

2 sending out rays of heat, light etc or carried, sent etc in the form of, or by means of, rays of heat, light etc. glansryk مُشِع лъчист zářící, sálavý strålende; lysende strahlend ακτινοβόλος radiante kiirgav پرتو säteily- rayonnant זוֹהֵר प्रसन्नचित zračiti sugárzó memancarkan panas (út)geislandi radiante 光を放つ 빛을 발하는 spinduliuojantis izstarojošs terang stralend strålende promieniujący irradiante care (i)radiază лучистый sálavý žareč sjajan strålande, strålnings- ซึ่งปล่อยความร้อนหรือแสงออกมาในรูปของรังสีหรือพลังงาน parıldayan 輻射的，光芒四射的 променистий شعاعیں خارج کرتا ہوا tỏa sáng; tỏa nhiệt 辐射的

adv radiantly

glansryk بإشْعاع лъчисто zářivě strålende; lysende strahlend ακτινοβολώντας radiantemente kiirgavalt به طور متشعشع و منشعب säteilevästi d'un air radieux בְּאוֹר זוֹהֵר विकिरतता से, कान्तिमयता से sjajno, blještavo ragyogóan dengan sukacita á geislandi hátt con aria raggiante 晴れやかに 환하게 džiaugsmingai, skaisčiai []starojoši; mirdzoši; spoži berseri-seri stralend (glede)strålende promiennie radiosamente radios сияюще žiarivo žareče blistavo på ett glädjestrålande sätt อย่างสว่าง mutlulukla, neşeyle 歡欣地, 輝煌地 променисто چمکتے ہوءے sáng ngời 欢欣地, 辉煌地

n radiance

the radiance of her smile. glans بَريق، لَمَعان، إشْعاع сияние zářivost udstråling das Strahlen ακτινοβολία resplandor sära درخشندگی säteilevyys éclat זוֹהֵר कान्ति, चमक, दीप्ति blještavilo, sjaj ragyogás sukacita ljómi, útgeislun radiosità 輝き (눈, 얼굴 등의) 밝은 빛 spindesys, spindėjimas starojums; mirdzums keserian glans utstråling blask esplendor se­ni­nătate сияние žiarivosť žarenje blistavost strålglans ความเบิกบาน neşe/mutluluk saçma 容光煥發，光芒四射 сяяння چمک دمک sự rạng rỡ 喜悦, 闪烁