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Radiative vs Reradiate - What's the difference?

radiative | reradiate |

As an adjective radiative

is (physics) of, relating to, or occurring through radiation.

As a verb 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.

radiative

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (physics) of, relating to, or occurring through radiation

    • Derived terms

    * radiative cooling * radiative forcing * radiative primarism * radiative process * radiative recombination * radiative transfer

    reradiate

    English

    Verb

  • 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.

    • See also

    * radiate * thermodynamics * radiation

    References

    * [http://medical.merriam-webster.com/medical/reradiate], ''Merriam-Webster online * [http://www.thefreedictionary.com/reradiate] , American Heritage dictionary (via freedictionary.com)