Definition of radiance

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ra·di·ance

ns) KEY also ra·di·an·cy (-

n-s

) KEY

NOUN:

The quality or state of being radiant.
Physics The radiant energy emitted per unit time in a specified direction by a unit area of an emitting surface.

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