Associations to the word «Irradiance»

Wiktionary

IRRADIANCE, noun. The act of irradiating; emission of rays of light.
IRRADIANCE, noun. That which irradiates or is irradiated; lustre; splendour; brilliancy.
IRRADIANCE, noun. (physics) The radiant power received by unit area of surface

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.