Literary notes about Irradiance (AI summary)
The term "irradiance" is employed in literature to evoke both literal and metaphorical light. It can describe a tangible quality of brightness—as when a character’s look glows with a calm light that transcends mere visibility [1] or when the light from a city softens its surroundings [2, 3]—while it is also used to symbolize elevated spiritual or intellectual qualities, such as a profound insight or a transcendent soul [4, 5, 6]. Occasionally, its usage even extends into a more technical realm, aligning with notions of radiation [7], illustrating its versatility in conveying both physical and metaphorical illumination within literary contexts.
- I felt, but could not see, the calm irradiance of Captain Leezur's look.
— from Vesty of the Basins by Sarah Pratt McLean Greene - The irradiance, almost as strong as daylight, but radically different, softened all surrounding objects.
— from Ben BlairThe Story of a Plainsman by Will Lillibridge - Overhead, the sky is alight with the warm irradiance of the great city.
— from Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war by David W. (David William) Bone - To what immeasurable height, What clear irradiance of light, What far and all-transcendent goal Hast thou now risen, O steadfast soul!
— from A Few More Verses by Susan Coolidge - I desire a great-ness of soul, an irradiance of mind, a deeper insight, a broader hope.
— from The Story of My Heart: An Autobiography by Richard Jefferies - The irradiance of Life; light, the spiritual idea of Truth and Love.
— from Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy - radiation , n. irradiance, irradiation; divergence .
— from Putnam's Word Book A Practical Aid in Expressing Ideas Through the Use of an Exact and Varied Vocabulary by Louis A. (Louis Andrew) Flemming
