radiant heat
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of radiant heat
First recorded in 1500–10
Example Sentences
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Put your windows on lockdown: Close blinds, shades or curtains during peak daylight hours — especially on south- and west-facing walls — to block radiant heat from entering.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
It measures not just the air temperature but takes into account humidity, radiant heat from the sun and the court surface temperature.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
Keep in mind that the placement of insulation is vital to ensure all the heat produced by electric coils or radiant heat tubing is directed into the living space.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 25, 2024
Like any hot object, it was giving off radiant heat -- what we’d now call long-wave infrared radiation.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 9, 2023
Rock salt is one of the best non-absorbents of radiant heat, allowing nearly the whole of the rays of heat to pass through unobstructed.
From Lectures on Ventilation Being a Course Delivered in the Franklin Institute of Philadelphia by Lewis W. Leeds
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