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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.

 

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