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The outward push of radiant energy from fusion at its core is what supports the star against the inward pull of its own gravity.
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 2 Aug. 2024
Surface temperatures tend to run hotter than the air above, especially on sunny days when surfaces are heated both by air and the Sun's radiant energy.
—Richard Stone, science.org, 20 May 2024
Infrared vision is the ability of certain animals to perceive infrared light, also known as infrared radiation (IL), a type of radiant energy.
—Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 12 Oct. 2023
Instead of fuel, the induction cooktop uses radiant energy to transfer heat to the pan or pot.
—Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 28 Apr. 2023
People were attracted to her radiant energy.
—Angie Dimichele, sun-sentinel.com, 4 Nov. 2021
The people in the front row probably could have toasted marshmallows in the radiant energy from his pyrotechnics.
—al, 21 May 2022
That's a new word that people are using to differentiate an electric stove top from a cooktop that uses induction cooking, which is also an electrical method, but uses non-radiant energy to heat whatever's on it.
—Wired Staff, WIRED, 19 Jan. 2023
The radiant energy of the music, the vibe, had been an invocation to levitate—but not for everybody.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 23 Dec. 2022
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 2 Aug. 2024
Surface temperatures tend to run hotter than the air above, especially on sunny days when surfaces are heated both by air and the Sun's radiant energy.
—Richard Stone, science.org, 20 May 2024
Infrared vision is the ability of certain animals to perceive infrared light, also known as infrared radiation (IL), a type of radiant energy.
—Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 12 Oct. 2023
Instead of fuel, the induction cooktop uses radiant energy to transfer heat to the pan or pot.
—Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 28 Apr. 2023
People were attracted to her radiant energy.
—Angie Dimichele, sun-sentinel.com, 4 Nov. 2021
The people in the front row probably could have toasted marshmallows in the radiant energy from his pyrotechnics.
—al, 21 May 2022
That's a new word that people are using to differentiate an electric stove top from a cooktop that uses induction cooking, which is also an electrical method, but uses non-radiant energy to heat whatever's on it.
—Wired Staff, WIRED, 19 Jan. 2023
The radiant energy of the music, the vibe, had been an invocation to levitate—but not for everybody.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 23 Dec. 2022
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“Radiant energy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radiant%20energy. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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