radiant efficiency

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noun

the ratio of the power emitted by a source of radiation to the power consumed by itSymbol: η e

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Words nearby radiant efficiency

radial velocity, radian, radiance, radiancy, radiant, radiant efficiency, radiant emittance, radiant energy, radiant exitance, radiant flux, radiant heat

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How to use radiant efficiency in a sentence

And increasingly smart navigation aids in the cockpit brought far greater precision and efficiency to route planning.
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John Paul was youthful in his sixties with a radiant charisma.
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His stories were constructed with ruthless narrative efficiency.
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This was the most sophisticated global tracking system ever devised, and it worked with lethal efficiency.
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Second,” said Sen. Paul, “is the Milton Friedman efficiency argument.
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Can there be any comparison between the educational efficiency of the two methods?
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An estimation of the solids, therefore, furnishes an important clue to the functional efficiency of the kidneys.
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Is the college stage of our present educational system anywhere near its maximum possible efficiency?
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The clear and radiant sky was drowned in a quivering radiance of gold, that was like a thing alive and sensitively palpitating.
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In all business matters he required a rigid economy though never at the expense of efficiency.
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