different between radiance vs fulmination

English

Etymology

From Latin radiare + -ance

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??e?di.?ns/

Noun

radiance (countable and uncountable, plural radiances)

1. The quality of being radiant, shining, bright or splendid.
2. (physics) The flux of radiation emitted per unit solid angle in a given direction by a unit area of a source.

Translations

Anagrams

• Caradine, acridane, canaried, caridean

English

Etymology

From Middle French fulmination

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /f?lm??ne???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

fulmination (countable and uncountable, plural fulminations)

1. The act of fulminating or exploding; detonation.
2. The act of thundering forth threats or censures, as with authority.
   • 1919, H. L. Mencken, The American Language, chapter 23

     It is curious, reading the fulminations of American purists of the last generation, to note how many of the Americanisms they denounced have not only got into perfectly good usage at home but even broken down all guards across the ocean.

3. That which is fulminated or thundered forth; vehement menace or censure.

Related terms

• fulminate
• fulminator
• fulminating compound
• fulminic acid

Translations

Further reading

Wikipedia article on Explosive material

French

Noun

fulmination f (plural fulminations)

1. fulmination