radiant energy
noun
: energy traveling as electromagnetic waves
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The five colorful ovals, positioned possibly as petals, are intended to evoke the sun or a flower or radiant energy. 
John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 3 July 2021 Her radiant energy is not lost on her Instagram followers—she's made an icon of herself with her viral, sensual vacation posts. Sabrina Park, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 May 2021 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. Richard Stone, Science | AAAS, 19 May 2021 The black surface absorbs the sun’s radiant energy and will warm up the soil. Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 29 Apr. 2021 The perfume portrays a woman of her time, whose radiant energy pulls and attracts. Allyson Portee, Forbes, 16 Apr. 2021 His presence is felt at practice through his radiant energy. Shelby Dermer, The Enquirer, 28 Mar. 2021 Rather than warming the air in an entire room, radiant heaters quickly turn electricity into radiant energy to heat objects or people in front of it. Lauren Levy, NBC News, 26 Oct. 2020 The Telescope in the Ice By Mark Bowen St. Martin’s, 424 pages, $27.99Astronomers have long surveyed the celestial landscape by capturing and analyzing forms of radiant energy, such as visible light, radio waves and X-rays. Alan Hirshfeld, WSJ, 15 Dec. 2017 See More
John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 3 July 2021 Her radiant energy is not lost on her Instagram followers—she's made an icon of herself with her viral, sensual vacation posts. Sabrina Park, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 May 2021 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. Richard Stone, Science | AAAS, 19 May 2021 The black surface absorbs the sun’s radiant energy and will warm up the soil. Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 29 Apr. 2021 The perfume portrays a woman of her time, whose radiant energy pulls and attracts. Allyson Portee, Forbes, 16 Apr. 2021 His presence is felt at practice through his radiant energy. Shelby Dermer, The Enquirer, 28 Mar. 2021 Rather than warming the air in an entire room, radiant heaters quickly turn electricity into radiant energy to heat objects or people in front of it. Lauren Levy, NBC News, 26 Oct. 2020 The Telescope in the Ice By Mark Bowen St. Martin’s, 424 pages, $27.99Astronomers have long surveyed the celestial landscape by capturing and analyzing forms of radiant energy, such as visible light, radio waves and X-rays. Alan Hirshfeld, WSJ, 15 Dec. 2017 See More Word History
First Known Use
1870, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
radiant energy
noun
: energy sent out in the form of electromagnetic waves
Heat, light, and radio waves are forms of radiant energy.
Medical Definition
radiant energy
noun
: energy traveling as electromagnetic waves