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radiance

noun
/ˈɹeɪdi.əns/

Etymology

From radiant + -ance.

  1. derived from radiāns
  2. inherited from radyant
  3. formed as radiance — “radiant + -ance”

Definitions

  1. The quality or state of being radiant

    The quality or state of being radiant; shining, bright or splendid.

    • Girt with omnipotence, with radiance crowned.
    • You who live in radiance hear the prayers of those of us who live in skin

  2. The flux of radiation emitted per unit solid angle in a given direction by a unit area of…

    The flux of radiation emitted per unit solid angle in a given direction by a unit area of a source.

The neighborhood

Derived

ocular radiance, subradiance, superradiance

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at radiance. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01radiance02bright03lucent04lucid05luminous06shining07sheen

A definitional loop anchored at radiance. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at radiance

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA