Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of irradiating; emission of rays of light.
- noun An appearance of radiated light; luster; splendor.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of irradiating; emission of rays of light.
- noun That which irradiates or is irradiated; luster; splendor; irradiation; brilliancy.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun physics The
radiant power received by unit area ofsurface - noun The act of irradiating; emission of rays of light.
- noun That which irradiates or is irradiated;
lustre ;splendour ;brilliancy .
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Examples
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In that case, the negative forcing, relative to the mean solar irradiance is equivalent to seven years of CO2 increase at current growth rates.
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In that case, the negative forcing, relative to the mean solar irradiance is equivalent to seven years of CO2 increase at current growth rates. â
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In that case, the negative forcing, relative to the mean solar irradiance is equivalent to seven years of CO2 increase at current growth rates.
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In that case, the negative forcing, relative to the mean solar irradiance is equivalent to seven years of CO2 increase at current growth rates.
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The long-term increase in solar irradiance is heating both Earth and Mars.
Al Gore needed for Mars and Neptune mission — Meandering Passage 2007
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Their estimate was a solar change in irradiance of roughly 0.1 % averaged over each solar cycle.
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The effects of clouds were smaller, accounting for a maximum of 40% and an average of 12% of the short-term irradiance variability.
Long-term change and variability in surface UV irradiance in the Arctic 2009
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Albedo-related effects were strongest at Sodankylä during the month of May, accounting for a maximum of 21% and an average of 7% of the short-term irradiance variability.
Long-term change and variability in surface UV irradiance in the Arctic 2009
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"The long-term increase in solar irradiance is heating both Earth and Mars," he said.
Sun Found to Be Warming Both Earth and Mars | Impact Lab 2007
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Since there is no lens at which to project an image, the irradiance from the loudspeaker to the plate is quite uniform.
Lippmann's and Gabor's Revolutionary Approach to Imaging 2005
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