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The outward push of radiant energy from fusion at its core is what supports the star against the inward pull of its own gravity.
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 2 Aug. 2024
Surface temperatures tend to run hotter than the air above, especially on sunny days when surfaces are heated both by air and the Sun's radiant energy.
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Richard Stone, science.org, 20 May 2024
Infrared vision is the ability of certain animals to perceive infrared light, also known as infrared radiation (IL), a type of radiant energy.
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Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 12 Oct. 2023
Instead of fuel, the induction cooktop uses radiant energy to transfer heat to the pan or pot.
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Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 28 Apr. 2023
People were attracted to her radiant energy.
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Angie Dimichele, sun-sentinel.com, 4 Nov. 2021
The people in the front row probably could have toasted marshmallows in the radiant energy from his pyrotechnics.
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al, 21 May 2022
That's a new word that people are using to differentiate an electric stove top from a cooktop that uses induction cooking, which is also an electrical method, but uses non-radiant energy to heat whatever's on it.
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Wired Staff, WIRED, 19 Jan. 2023
The radiant energy of the music, the vibe, had been an invocation to levitate—but not for everybody.
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Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 23 Dec. 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
1870, in the meaning defined above
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“Radiant energy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radiant%20energy. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
radiant energy
noun
: energy transmitted in the form of electromagnetic waves (as heat waves, light waves, radio waves, X-rays)
Medical Definition
radiant energy
noun
: energy traveling as electromagnetic waves
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