radiate
/ˈɹeɪdi.ət/
Dictionary
noun
- One of the Radiata.
verb
- To extend, send or spread out from a center like radii.
- To emit rays or waves.
"The stove radiates heat."
- To come out or proceed in rays or waves.
"The heat radiates from a stove."
- To illuminate.
- To expose to ionizing radiation, such as by radiography.
- To manifest oneself in a glowing manner.
- (ecology, intransitive) to spread into new habitats, migrate.
Synonyms:irradiate
adjective
- Radiating from a center; having rays or parts diverging from a center; radiated.
"a radiate crystal"
- Surrounded by rays, such as the head of a saint in a religious picture.
- Having parts radiating from the center, like the petals in many flowers.
- Consisting of a disc in which the florets are tubular.
- Having radial symmetry, like a seastar.
- Belonging to the Radiata.
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