Word Meanings - IRRADIANT - Book Publishers vocabulary database
Irradiating or illuminating; as, the irradiant moon. Boyse.
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- ILLUMINATE
in + luminare to enlighten, fr. lumen light. See Luminous, and cf. 1. To make light; to throw light on; to supply with light, literally or figuratively; to brighten. 2. To light up; to decorate with artificial lights, as a building or city, in - IRRADIATION
The apparent enlargement of a bright object seen upon a dark ground, due to the fact that the portions of the retina around the image are stimulated by the intense light; as when a dark spot on a white ground appears smaller, or a white spot on - ILLUMINATI
Literally, those who are enlightened; -- variously applied as follows: - - IRRADIATE
1. To throw rays of light upon; to illuminate; to brighten; to adorn with luster. Thy smile irradiates yon blue fields. Sir W. Jones. 2. To enlighten intellectually; to illuminate; as, to irradiate the mind. Bp. Bull. 3. To animate by - IRRADIANT
Irradiating or illuminating; as, the irradiant moon. Boyse. - ILLUMINATOR
1. One whose occupation is to adorn books, especially manuscripts, with miniatures, borders, etc. See Illuminate, v. t., 3. 2. A condenser or reflector of light in optical apparatus; also, an illuminant. - ILLUMINATING
Giving or producing light; used for illumination. Illuminating gas. See Gas, n., 2 . - ILLUMINATISM
Illuminism. - ILLUMINATION
The special communication of knowledge to the mind by God; inspiration. Hymns and psalms . . . are framed by meditation beforehand, or by prophetical illumination are inspired. Hooker. (more info) 1. The act of illuminating, or supplying - ILLUMINATIVE
Tending to illuminate or illustrate; throwing light; illustrative. "Illuminative reading." Carlyle. - REILLUMINATE
To enlighten again; to reillumine. - REILLUMINATION
The act or process of enlightening again.