radiant heat
noun
: heat transmitted by radiation as contrasted with that transmitted by conduction or convection
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Flashover typically causes severe burns, particularly on the face, beck and upper limbs, often combined with critical inhalation injures from radiant heat and superheated gases.
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Kara Fox, CNN Money, 2 Jan. 2026
Likewise, trees and other canopies help reduce radiant heat loss from plants and soil, providing a layer of protection to plants below.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2025
There are traditional Finnish saunas (dry heat/steam), infrared saunas (radiant heat), Turkish baths/hammams (can include a venik ritual where guests are flogged with branches) and Russian banyas (high-humidity steam).
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
These handy devices use electricity or oil to produce radiant heat, and are common in older homes without central heat or air.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Nov. 2025
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Kara Fox, CNN Money, 2 Jan. 2026
Likewise, trees and other canopies help reduce radiant heat loss from plants and soil, providing a layer of protection to plants below.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2025
There are traditional Finnish saunas (dry heat/steam), infrared saunas (radiant heat), Turkish baths/hammams (can include a venik ritual where guests are flogged with branches) and Russian banyas (high-humidity steam).
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
These handy devices use electricity or oil to produce radiant heat, and are common in older homes without central heat or air.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for radiant heat
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“Radiant heat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radiant%20heat. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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