[ˈreɪdɪənt], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- sending out light; shining or glowing brightly
(e.g: a bird with radiant green and red plumage)

- (of electromagnetic energy, especially heat) transmitted by radiation, rather than conduction or convection
(e.g: plants convert the radiant energy of the sun into chemical energy)


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin radiant- ‘emitting rays’, from the verb radiare (see radiate)

[ˈreɪdɪənt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a point or object from which light or heat radiates, especially a heating element in an electric or gas heater
(e.g: I sat down by my hissing gas fire—one of the radiants was missing)


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin radiant- ‘emitting rays’, from the verb radiare (see radiate)