Giving off rays, which do not form a broken or indented edge to the bearing, but stream from it, its outline being usually perfect and the rays apparently streaming from behind it.noun In optics, a luminous point or object from which light radiates to the eye, or to a mirror or lens a point considered as the focus of a pencil of rays.noun In astronomy, the point in the heavens from which the shooting-stars of a meteoric shower seem to proceed: thus, the radiant of the shower of November 13th is near the star О¶ Leonis, and these meteors are hence called the Leonides.ДЇrom the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.noun (Opt.) The luminous point or object from which light emanates also, a body radiating light brightly.noun (Geom.) A straight line proceeding from a given point, or fixed pole, about which it is conceived to revolve.noun (Astron.) The point in the heavens at which the apparent paths of shooting stars meet, when traced backward, or whence they appear to radiate.adjective Emitting or proceeding as from a center resembling rays radiating radiate.adjective Especially, emitting or darting rays of light or heat issuing in beams or rays beaming with brightness emitting a vivid light or splendor.adjective Beaming with vivacity and happiness.adjective (Her.) Giving off rays - said of a bearing.adjective (Bot.) Having a raylike appearance, as the large marginal flowers of certain umbelliferous plants - said also of the cluster which has such marginal flowers.adjective (Physics) Emitted or transmitted by radiation.adjective (Physics) energy given out or transmitted by radiation, as in the case of light and radiant heat.adjective heat proceeding in right lines, or directly from the heated body, after the manner of light, in distinction from heat conducted or carried by intervening media.adjective (Astron.) See Radiant, n., 3.ДЇrom Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.adjective Bright, glowing or filled with light.noun A point source from which radiation is emitted.noun astronomy The apparent origin, in the night sky, of a meteor shower.noun A straight line proceeding from a given point, or fixed pole, about which it is conceived to revolve.ДЇrom WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University.adjective radiating or as if radiating light.We may also render the sentence as follows, - вЂњI fell by the radiant rampart, (ffin)вЂќ the epithet _radiant_ having a reference to the arms of the soldiers.

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