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radiant
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ra·di·ant (rd-nt)
adj.
1. Emitting heat or light.
2. Consisting of or emitted as radiation.
n.
A point from which light radiates to the eye.

radiant
[rā′dē·ənt]
Etymology: L, radiare, to emit rays
pertaining to any object that emits rays or is the center of rays that spread outward.

radiant [ra´de-ant]
1. diverging from a center.
2. emitting rays, as of light or heat.

radiant
1. diverging from a center.
2. emitting rays, as of light or heat.


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