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Radiant vs. Iridescent — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Radiant and Iridescent

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Radiant

Sending out light; shining or glowing brightly
A bird with radiant green and red plumage

Iridescent

Producing a display of lustrous, rainbowlike colors
An iridescent oil slick.
Iridescent plumage.

Radiant

(of electromagnetic energy, especially heat) transmitted by radiation, rather than conduction or convection
Plants convert the radiant energy of the sun into chemical energy

Iridescent

Brilliant, lustrous, or colorful in effect or appearance
"The prelude was as iridescent as a prism in a morning room" (Carson McCullers).

Radiant

A point or object from which light or heat radiates, especially a heating element in an electric or gas heater
I sat down by my hissing gas fire—one of the radiants was missing
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Iridescent

(not comparable) Producing a display of lustrous, rainbow-like colors; prismatic.

Radiant

Emitting heat or light
A radiant star.

Iridescent

Brilliant, lustrous, or colorful.

Radiant

Consisting of or emitted as radiation
Radiant heat.

Iridescent

Having colors like the rainbow; exhibiting a play of changeable colors; nacreous; prismatic; as, iridescent glass. See iridescence.
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Radiant

Filled with light shining especially as rays; brightly shining
A radiant morning.

Iridescent

Varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles;
Changeable taffeta
Chatoyant (or shot) silk
A dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent

Radiant

Showing or expressing vitality or joy
Radiant eyes.
A radiant smile.

Iridescent

Having a play of lustrous rainbow-like colors;
An iridescent oil slick
Nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl
A milky opalescent (or opaline) luster

Radiant

Splendid; glorious
Radiant beauty.
A radiant future.

Radiant

An object or point from which light or heat rays are emitted.

Radiant

(Astronomy) The apparent celestial origin of a meteoric shower.

Radiant

Radiating light and/or heat.
The radiant sun

Radiant

Emitted as radiation.

Radiant

Beaming with vivacity and happiness.
A radiant face

Radiant

Strikingly beautiful.

Radiant

Emitting or proceeding as if from a center.

Radiant

(heraldry) Giving off rays; said of a bearing.
The sun radiant;
A crown radiant

Radiant

(botany) Having a ray-like appearance, like the large marginal flowers of certain umbelliferous plants; said also of the cluster which has such marginal flowers.

Radiant

A point source from which radiation is emitted.

Radiant

(astronomy) The apparent origin, in the night sky, of a meteor shower.

Radiant

(geometry) A straight line proceeding from a given point, or fixed pole, about which it is conceived to revolve.

Radiant

Emitting or proceeding as from a center; resembling rays; radiating; radiate.

Radiant

Especially, emitting or darting rays of light or heat; issuing in beams or rays; beaming with brightness; emitting a vivid light or splendor; as, the radiant sun.
Mark what radiant state she spreads.

Radiant

Beaming with vivacity and happiness; as, a radiant face.

Radiant

Giving off rays; - said of a bearing; as, the sun radiant; a crown radiant.

Radiant

Having a raylike appearance, as the large marginal flowers of certain umbelliferous plants; - said also of the cluster which has such marginal flowers.

Radiant

Emitted or transmitted by radiation; as, a radiant energy; radiant heat.

Radiant

The luminous point or object from which light emanates; also, a body radiating light brightly.

Radiant

A straight line proceeding from a given point, or fixed pole, about which it is conceived to revolve.

Radiant

The point in the heavens at which the apparent paths of shooting stars meet, when traced backward, or whence they appear to radiate.

Radiant

Radiating or as if radiating light;
The beaming sun
The effulgent daffodils
A radiant sunrise
A refulgent sunset

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