Look up: irradiance

1. irradiance
   The total radiant flux received on a unit area of a given real or imaginary surface. Also called the radiant flux density.
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2. Irradiance
   The power per unit area of optical radiation. Unit: Watt per square metre, symbol: W m-2.
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3. irradiance
   at a point of a surface,the quotient of the radiant flux incident on an element of the surface containing the point,by the area of that element Category: Medicine
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4. Irradiance
   Ir·ra'di·ance (ĭr*rā'dĭ* a ns), Ir*ra'di*an*cy (- a n*sȳ) noun [ From Irradiant .] 1. The act of irradiating; emission of rays of light. 2. That which irradiates or is irradiated;...
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5. Irradiance
   • (n.) Alt. of Irradiancy
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6. irradiance
   (from the article `light`) ...stored in the electric and magnetic fields; as the fields propagate at the speed of light, the energy content is transported. The proper measure ...
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7. Irradiance
   The direct, diffuse, and reflected solar radiation that strikes a surface. Usually expressed in kilowatts per square meter. Irradiance multiplied by time equals insolation.
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8. irradiance
   the radiant power incident on an element of a surface divided by the area of that element
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9. irradiance
   quotient of the radiant flux dF_e incident on an element of the surface containing the point, by the area dA of that element Equivalent definition. Integral, taken over the hemisphere visible from the given point, of the expression L_e • cos ? · dO, where L_e is th...
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10. Irradiance
    The direct, diffuse, and reflected solar radiation that strikes a surface.
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11. Irradiance
    `Irradiance`, `radiant emittance`, and `radiant exitance` are radiometry terms for the power of electromagnetic radiation per unit area at a surface. "Irradiance" is used when the electromagnetic radiation is incident on the surface. "Radiant exitance" or "radiant emittance&...
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