Radiate vs Reradiate - What's the difference?
radiate | reradiate | see also |
To extend, send or spread out from a center like radii.
To emit rays or waves.
To come out or proceed in rays or waves.
* John Locke
To illuminate.
To expose to ionizing radiation, such as by radiography.
To manifest oneself in a glowing manner.
to spread into new habitats, migrate.
Radiating from a center; having rays or parts diverging from a center; radiated.
Surrounded by rays, such as the head of a saint in a religious picture.
(botany) Having parts radiating from the center, like the petals in many flowers.
(biology) Having radial symmetry, like a seastar.
(zoology) Belonging to the Radiata.
To absorb some amount of radiative energy, and then later emit that energy in the form of radiative energy. The term is most often used in discussion of absorption of light or infrared radiation.
Radiate is a see also of reradiate.
As verbs the difference between radiate and reradiate
is that radiate is to extend, send or spread out from a center like radii while reradiate is to absorb some amount of radiative energy, and then later emit that energy in the form of radiative energy the term is most often used in discussion of absorption of light or infrared radiation.As an adjective radiate
is radiating from a center; having rays or parts diverging from a center; radiated.As a noun radiate
is (zoology) one of the radiata.radiate
English
(radiation)Verb
(radiat)- The stove radiates heat.
- The heat radiates from a stove.
- Light radiates from luminous bodies directly to our eyes.
Synonyms
* (to expose to radiation) irradiateDerived terms
* radiatorAdjective
(en adjective)- a radiate crystal