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radiant energy

DEFINITIONS OF: radiant energy

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n energy that is transmitted in the form of (electromagnetic) radiation; energy that exists in the absence of matter

Types:
luminous energy
the energy associated with visible light
Type of:
energy, free energy
(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
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