Radiant vs. Iridescent — What's the Difference?

Sending out light; shining or glowing brightly

Producing a display of lustrous, rainbowlike colors

(of electromagnetic energy, especially heat) transmitted by radiation, rather than conduction or convection

Brilliant, lustrous, or colorful in effect or appearance

A point or object from which light or heat radiates, especially a heating element in an electric or gas heater

(not comparable) Producing a display of lustrous, rainbow-like colors; prismatic.

Emitting heat or light

Brilliant, lustrous, or colorful.

Consisting of or emitted as radiation

Having colors like the rainbow; exhibiting a play of changeable colors; nacreous; prismatic; as, iridescent glass. See iridescence.

Filled with light shining especially as rays; brightly shining

Varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles;

Showing or expressing vitality or joy

Having a play of lustrous rainbow-like colors;

Splendid; glorious

An object or point from which light or heat rays are emitted.

(Astronomy) The apparent celestial origin of a meteoric shower.

Radiating light and/or heat.

Emitted as radiation.

Beaming with vivacity and happiness.

Strikingly beautiful.

Emitting or proceeding as if from a center.

(heraldry) Giving off rays; said of a bearing.

(botany) Having a ray-like appearance, like the large marginal flowers of certain umbelliferous plants; said also of the cluster which has such marginal flowers.

A point source from which radiation is emitted.

(astronomy) The apparent origin, in the night sky, of a meteor shower.

(geometry) A straight line proceeding from a given point, or fixed pole, about which it is conceived to revolve.

Emitting or proceeding as from a center; resembling rays; radiating; radiate.

Especially, emitting or darting rays of light or heat; issuing in beams or rays; beaming with brightness; emitting a vivid light or splendor; as, the radiant sun.

Beaming with vivacity and happiness; as, a radiant face.

Giving off rays; - said of a bearing; as, the sun radiant; a crown radiant.

Having a raylike appearance, as the large marginal flowers of certain umbelliferous plants; - said also of the cluster which has such marginal flowers.

Emitted or transmitted by radiation; as, a radiant energy; radiant heat.

The luminous point or object from which light emanates; also, a body radiating light brightly.

A straight line proceeding from a given point, or fixed pole, about which it is conceived to revolve.

The point in the heavens at which the apparent paths of shooting stars meet, when traced backward, or whence they appear to radiate.

Radiating or as if radiating light;