radiant energy

American  

noun

Physics.

1. energy transmitted in wave motion, especially electromagnetic wave motion.

2. light.

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radiant energy British  

noun

1.  Qe.  energy that is emitted or propagated in the form of particles or electromagnetic radiation. It is measured in joules

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radiant energy Scientific  

1. Energy in the form of waves, especially electromagnetic waves. Radio waves, x-rays, and visible light are all forms of radiant energy.

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Etymology

Origin of radiant energy

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

Radiant energy is energy emitted and transmitted as waves rather than matter.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Radiant energy has a way of being absorbed by dark objects and reflected by light colored or shiny surfaces.

From Electricity for the 4-H Scientist Idaho Agricultural Extension Service Bulletin 396, June, 1962 by Wilson, Eric B.

"Radiant energy," he made me understand, was anything like light or heat, or those Rontgen Rays there was so much talk about a year or so ago, or the electric waves of Marconi, or gravitation.

From The First Men in the Moon by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

Radiant energy of all kinds and wave-lengths has played a part in therapeutics, so it is of interest to indicate them according to wave-length or frequency.

From Artificial Light Its Influence upon Civilization by Luckiesh, Matthew

Radiant energy or light is absorbed and converted into chemical energy.

From Artificial Light Its Influence upon Civilization by Luckiesh, Matthew