RADIANT
Radiant
The radiant or apparent radiant of a meteor shower is the point in the sky, from which meteors appear to originate. The Perseids, for example, are meteors which appear to come from a point within the constellation of Perseus.The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Radiant (meteor shower)
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radiant
Noun
- A point source from which radiation is emitted.
- The apparent origin, in the night sky, of a meteor shower.
- A straight line proceeding from a given point, or fixed pole, about which it is conceived to revolve.
Adjective
- Radiating light and/or heat.
- the radiant sun
- Emitted as radiation.
- Beaming with vivacity and happiness.
- a radiant face
- Emitting or proceeding as if from a center.
- Giving off rays; said of a bearing.
- the sun radiant; a crown radiant
- Having a ray-like appearance, like the large marginal flowers of certain umbelliferous plants; said also of the cluster which has such marginal flowers.
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