Definition of Irradiance

1. n. The act of irradiating; emission of rays of light.

Definition of Irradiance

1. Noun. (physics) The radiant power received by unit area of surface ¹

2. Noun. The act of irradiating; emission of rays of light. ¹

3. Noun. That which irradiates or is irradiated; lustre; splendour; brilliancy. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Irradiance

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Irradiance

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ironwood tree
ironwoods
ironwork
ironworker
ironworkers
ironworking
ironworks
ironwort
irony
irony mark
irony marks
iroquois
irori
irous
irradiance (current term)
irradiances
irradiancies
irradiancy
irradiant
irradiate
irradiated
irradiated vitamin D milk
irradiates
irradiating
irradiation
irradiations
irradiative
irradiator
irradiators

Literary usage of Irradiance

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Earth Observing System: Concerns Over NASA’s Basic Research Funding Strategy by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"... HI on space station; and Solar Stellar irradiance Comparison Experiment (SOLSTICE), Active Cavity Radiometer irradiance Monitor (ACRIM), and Clouds and ..."

2. Surface Temperature Reconstructions for the Last 2,000 Years by National Research Council (U.S.) (2006)
"The relation between irradiance and cosmogenic isotopes, though, ... Proxy records of solar irradiance have been used, often in combination with recent ..."

3. Earth Observing System: Concerns Over NASA’s Basic Research Funding Strategy by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"... HI on space station; and Solar Stellar irradiance Comparison Experiment (SOLSTICE), Active Cavity Radiometer irradiance Monitor (ACRIM), and Clouds and ..."

4. Surface Temperature Reconstructions for the Last 2,000 Years by National Research Council (U.S.) (2006)
"The relation between irradiance and cosmogenic isotopes, though, ... Proxy records of solar irradiance have been used, often in combination with recent ..."

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