"irradiance" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: irradiances [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} irradiance (countable and uncountable, plural irradiances)
  1. The act of irradiating; emission of rays of light. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-irradiance-en-noun-S-HMV8xP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 25 19
  2. That which irradiates or is irradiated; lustre; splendour; brilliancy. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-irradiance-en-noun-6WNTcJvD
  3. (physics) The radiant power received by unit area of surface. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Physics Translations (physics: Radiant power received by unit area of surface): säteilytysvoimakkuus (Finnish), Bestrahlungsstärke [feminine] (German), irradiancia [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-irradiance-en-noun-L0nNbUCQ Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of 'physics: Radiant power received by unit area of surface': 4 8 88

Inflected forms

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