Look up: Radiant

1. Radiant
   The point where the backward projection of the meteor trajectory intersects the celestial sphere. More generally, the point in the sky where meteors from a specific shower seem to come from.
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2. Radiant
   The point in the sky where meteors of a given shower seem to originate or radiate from.
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3. Radiant
   The part of the sky from which a particular meteor stream appears to come from. Meteor showers are usually named after the constellation in which the radiant originates.
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4. radiant
   heat transferred by radiation Category: Mechanical engineering • the ordinary ring on top of an electric cooker for pots and pans Category: Domestic economy • heat communicated by radiation and transmitted by electro-magnetic waves Category: Physics • the power em...
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5. Radiant
   Ra'di·ant (- a nt) adjective [ Latin radians , -antis , present participle of radiare to emit rays or beams, from radius ray: confer French radiant . See Radius , Ray a divergent line.] 1.
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6. Radiant
   Ra'di·ant noun 1. (Opt.) The luminous point or object from which light emanates; also, a body radiating light brightly. 2. (Geom.) A straight line proceeding from a given point, or fixed pole, about which it is conceived to...
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7. Radiant
   Ra'di·ant adjective (Physics) Emitted or transmitted by radiation; as, a radiant energy; radiant heat.
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8. radiant
   1. Emitting or proceeding as from a center; rays; radiating; radiate. ... 2. Especially, emitting or darting rays of light or heat; issuing in beams or rays; beaming with brightness; emitting a vivid light or splendor; as, the radiant sun. 'Mark what radiant state she spreads.' (Milton) ... 3. Beami...
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9. radiant
   (ra´de-әnt) diverging from a center. emitting rays, as of light or heat.
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10. Radiant
    • (a.) Emitted or transmitted by radiation; as, a radiant energy; radiant heat. • (n.) A straight line proceeding from a given point, or fixed pole, about which it is conceived to revolve. • (n.) The point in the heavens at which the apparent paths of shooting stars meet, when traced ...
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11. radiant
    (from the article `meteor shower`) A meteor shower`s name is usually derived from that of the constellation (or of a star therein) in which the shower`s radiant is situated—i.e., the ... ...at well-separated locations document the same meteor in the sky and determine its coordinates, the direction in which the meteoroid was moving ...
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12. Radiant
    In heraldry, the term radiant describes a bearing giving off rays.
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13. radiant
    Type: Term Pronunciation: rā′dē-ănt Definitions: 1. Giving out rays. 2. A point from which light radiates to the eye.
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14. radiant
    radiant: see meteor shower.
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15. Radiant
    (meteor shower) The `radiant` or `apparent radiant` of a meteor shower is the point in the sky, from which (to a planetary observer) meteors appear to originate. The Perseids, for example, are meteors which appear to come from a point within the constellation of Perseus. An observer might see...
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16. Radiant
    (novel) `Radiant` is a science fiction novel by the Canadian author James Alan Gardner. It was published in 2004 by HarperCollins Publishers under their Eos Books imprint. It is the seventh novel in Gardner`s "League of Peoples" series. Like the six preceding novels, Radiant ...
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17. Radiant
    (album) `Radiant` is the third studio album by Atlantic Starr. This collection featured the hit single "When Love Calls" and the Billboard 200|US ! width="40"| Billboard Hot 100|US ! width="40"| Hot Dance Club Songs|US<br>Dance External links : References:
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18. Radiant
    (software) `Radiant` is a free software content management system written in Ruby created and designed by John W. Long as a Ruby on Rails web application. Radiant has a core with a limited set of functionality (compared with other systems). With over 200 extensions in the extension registry i...
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