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Radiance vs Lustre - What's the difference?

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Radiance is a related term of lustre.


As a noun radiance

is the quality of being radiant, shining, bright or splendid.

As a verb lustre is

.

As an adjective lustre is

polished.

radiance

English

Noun

(wikipedia radiance)
  • the quality of being radiant, shining, bright or splendid
    • Girt with omnipotence, with radiance crowned. — Milton.
  • (physics) the flux of radiation emitted per unit solid angle in a given direction by a unit area of a source

    • lustre

    English

    Etymology 1

    (etyl) (m). See (m) (etymology 1)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (British spelling) (shine, etc.)
    • Antonyms
    * (l) * (l)
    Derived terms
    * (l)
    Related terms
    * (l)

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • (British spelling)

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) lustrum. See (m) (etymology 2)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (British spelling) (a lustrum)

    • Anagrams

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