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Vinony

irradiance

noun

  1. physical quantity
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ɪˈɹeɪ.di.əns/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English irradiant Latin -iader. Old French -ancebor. Middle English -aunce English -ance English irradiance From irradiant + -ance.

  1. The act of irradiating; emission of rays of light.
  2. That which irradiates or is irradiated; lustre; splendour; brilliancy.
  3. The radiant power received by unit area of surface.

    “The geometry of the cone θ and the irradiance at the image of the carbon block were used to determine the absolute steradiancy of the energy in the cone θ as a radiometer calibration value.”