radiance

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I now for the first time noticed, that in the valley itself the radiance was almost as clear as the light of day, so that the most minute objects could be plainly distinguished.

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  1. noun The quality or state of being radiant.
  2. noun Physics The radiant energy emitted per unit time in a specified direction by a unit area of an emitting surface.

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  • But the face of the Bishop shone with another radiance, and a lustre not of this world CHAPTER X. —  'That Very Mab'
  • The full moon flooded the lawn with a silvery radiance, and as the curtains parted each time, a flash of red lights illuminated the tableaux It was like a glimpse of fairy-land to Mary, and she had the double enjoyment of watching the arrangement of each group behind the scenes, and then hurrying back with Elise to their chairs in the front row, just as Ranald gave the signal to burn the red lights There was the usual confusion in the dressing-room, the tea-house having been taken for that purpose. —  The Little Colonel: Maid of Honor
  • It was both beautiful and touching to see Mr Rayner's quiet radiance, and to watch how his eyes lightened whenever they lit on Hilary's face, while to see that self-possessed young lady looking shy and embarrassed was something new indeed in the annals of the family! —  Sisters Three
  • The stars flooded the scene with their subdued and mellow radiance, and, but for the occasional gleam of a naked weapon, everything was suggestive of restfulness and peace It had been hoped that we should be able to take the garrison of the redoubt at least partially by surprise; but the fineness and silence of the night rendered this impossible; as soon, therefore, as everything was ready, the party moved forward toward the farther end of the ravine, the soldiers leading the way, in accordance with the proviso of Major- General Dundas, who refused to co-operate with the naval brigade upon any other terms. —  Under the Meteor Flag Log of a Midshipman during the French Revolutionary War
  • As the beam touched it, the steel disappeared in one flare of radiance--as he swung the projector in one flashing arc from the stem to the stern there was nothing left. —  Skylark Three
 

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  1. from French radiance, from Middle Latin radiantia, radiance, from Latin radian (t-)s, radiant: see radiant.
 

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