Difference between Radiance and Shine

What is the difference between Radiance and Shine?

Radiance as a noun is the quality of being radiant, shining, bright or splendid while Shine as a noun is brightness from a source of light.

Radiance

Part of speech: noun

Definition: the quality of being radiant, shining, bright or splendid the flux of radiation emitted per unit solid angle in a given direction by a unit area of a source

Shine

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To emit light.To reflect light.To distinguish oneself; to excel.To be immediately apparent.To polish (something).To polish a cricket ball using saliva and one's clothing.To create light with a flashlight, lamp, torch, etc.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Brightness from a source of light.Brightness from reflected light.Excellence in quality or appearance.Shoeshine.Sunshine.Moonshine.The amount of shininess on a cricket ball, or on each side of the ball.

We hope you now know whether to use Radiance or Shine in your sentence.

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