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radiate
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ra·di·ate  (rd-t)
v. ra·di·at·ed, ra·di·at·ing, ra·di·ates
v.intr.
1. To send out rays or waves.
2. To issue or emerge in rays or waves: Heat radiated from the stove.
3. To extend in straight lines from or toward a center; diverge or converge like rays: Spokes radiate from a wheel hub.
4. Ecology To spread into new habitats and thereby diverge or diversify. Used of a group of organisms.
v.tr.
1. To emit (light, for example) in or as if in rays.
2. To send or spread out from or as if from a center: a cactus that radiates spines.
3. To irradiate or illuminate (an object).
4. To manifest in a glowing manner: a leader who radiates confidence.
adj. (-t)
1. Botany Having rays or raylike parts, as in the flower heads of daisies.
2. Biology Characterized by radial symmetry.
3. Surrounded with rays: a radiate head on a coin.

[Latin radire, radit-, to emit beams, from radius, ray.]

radi·ative adj.

radiate
Verb
[-ating, -ated]
1. to spread out from a central point
2. to show (an emotion or quality) to a great degree: she radiated competence and composure
3. to emit or be emitted as radiation
Adjective
having rays or a radial structure [Latin radiare to emit rays]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.radiate - send out rays or waves; "The sun radiates heat"
give out, emit, give off - give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.; "The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits"
2.radiate - send out real or metaphoric rays; "She radiates happiness"
emit, pass off, breathe - expel (gases or odors)
3.radiate - extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center; "spokes radiate from the hub of the wheel"; "This plants radiate spines in all directions"
extend, run, lead, pass, go - stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point; "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn't go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets"
4.radiate - have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink; "Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna"
appear, seem, look - give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect; "She seems to be sleeping"; "This appears to be a very difficult problem"; "This project looks fishy"; "They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time"
5.radiate - cause to be seen by emitting light as if in rays; "The sun is radiating"
cause to be perceived - have perceptible qualities
flash, twinkle, wink, winkle, blink - gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing"
glimmer, gleam - shine brightly, like a star or a light
glow - emit a steady even light without flames; "The fireflies were glowing and flying about in the garden"
6.radiate - experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion; "She was beaming with joy"; "Her face radiated with happiness"
feel, experience - undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret"
7.radiate - issue or emerge in rays or waves; "Heat radiated from the metal box"
egress, come forth, emerge, go forth, come out, issue - come out of; "Water issued from the hole in the wall"; "The words seemed to come out by themselves"
8.radiate - spread into new habitats and produce variety or variegate; "The plants on this island diversified"
vary, alter, change - become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence; "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season"
Adj.1.radiate - arranged like rays or radii; radiating from a common center; "radial symmetry"; "a starlike or stellate arrangement of petals"; "many cities show a radial pattern of main highways"
symmetric, symmetrical - having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts
2.radiate - having rays or ray-like parts as in the flower heads of daisies
compound - composed of more than one part; "compound leaves are composed of several lobes; "compound flower heads"

radiate
verb 1. emit, spread, send out, disseminate, pour, shed, scatter, glitter, gleam
verb 2. shine, emanate, be diffused
verb 3. show, display, demonstrate, exhibit, emanate, give off or out
verb 4. spread out, diverge, branch out
Translations

radiate [ˈreɪdɪeɪt] vt [+ heat] → radiar, irradiar
vi [lines] → extenderse
radiate [ˈreɪdɪeɪt] vt [+ heat] → émettre, dégager
vi [lines] → rayonner
radiate [ˈreɪdɪeɪt] vt (lit, fig) → ausstrahlen
vi (lines, roads) → strahlenförmig verlaufen
radiate [ˈreɪdɪeɪt] vt [+ heat] → irraggiare, irradiare
vi [lines] → irradiarsi

radiate
v radiate [ˈreidieit]
1 to send out rays of (light, heat etc) A fire radiates heat. uitstraal يُصْدِرُ ضَوءاً وَحَرارَه излъчвам zářit, sálat udstråle; afgive ausstrahlen ακτινοβολώ, εκπέμπω irradiar kiirgama متشعشع شدن؛ ساطع شدن säteillä irradier לְהַקרִין किरण फेंकना isijavati (ki)sugároz memancarkan (út)geisla, senda geisla út, stafa frá sér irradiare, diffondere 放射する 발산하다, 방사하다 spinduliuoti []starot pancar uitstralen utstråle, sende ut promieniować irradiar a (i)ra­dia; a emite излучать vyžarovať, sálať žarčiti zračiti utstråla แผ่รังสี yaymak, saçmak 輻射(熱或光) випромінювати روشنی کی شعاعیں خارج کرنا tỏa, chiếu
2 to go out or be sent out in rays, or in many directions from a central point Heat radiates from a fire; All the roads radiate from the centre of the town. uitstraal يَتَشَعَّب ، يَبدأ، يَصْدُر излизам от една точка vycházet udgå ausstrahlen απλώνομαι ακτινωτά irradiar kiirguma, kiirtena väljuma متشعشع شدن؛ منشعب شدن säteillä, erkaantua säteittäin rayonner (de) לְהַקרִין चारों तरफ फैलना širiti se iz nečega sugárzik menyebar geisla (frá) irradiare 4方に拡がる 방사상으로 뻗다[] sklisti, skleisti, išeiti spinduliais izstarot; iet uz visām pusēm memancar afstralen van stråle ut rozchodzić się promieniście irradiar a veni/a porni din acelaşi centru излучать(ся); расходиться лучами vychádzať izžarevati pružati se zrakasto stråla [] กระจายออกจากจุดศูนย์กลาง yayılmak, dağılmak 發散 виходити з центра نور یا حرارت پھیلانا tỏa ra
n ˌradiˈation
rays of light, heat etc or of any radioactive substance. bestraling إشْعاع излъчване vyzařování stråling die Ausstrahlung ακτινοβολία radiación kiirgus تابش säteily radiation קְרִינָה प्रकाश या अन्य किरणों का विकिरण radijacija, isijavanje sugárzás radiasi geislun radiazione 放射 방사, 방사물, 방사선 spinduliavimas, spinduliuotė, radiacija radiācija; starojums pancaran radiasi uitstraling utstråling, stråling promieniowanie radiação radiaţie излучение vyžarovanie žarčenje radijacija []strålning รังสี radyasyon 輻射 випромінювання, радіація درخشانی sự tỏa chiếu
n ˈradiator
1 a type of apparatus for heating a room. verwarmer رادياتور: جِهاز تَدْفِئَه радиатор topné těleso radiator der Heizkörper καλοριφέρ radiador radiaator بخاری؛ رادیاتور lämpöpatteri radiateur מַקרֵן חוֹם उष्मा संचालक हीटर radijator radiátor alat pemanas (miðstöðvar)ofn radiatore 暖房器 복사 난방기, 라디에이터 radiatorius radiators radiator radiator radiator kaloryfer radiator батарея vyhrievacie teleso / zariadenie radiator radijator värmeelement เครื่องนำความร้อน kalorifer, radyatör 暖氣裝置, 散熱器, 暖氣片 радіатор; батарея گرمتابہ جو کمرے کو گرم کرنے کے کام آتا ہے lò sưởi , ,
2 an apparatus in a car which, with a fan, cools the engine. verkoeler جِهاز التَّبْريد في السَّيّارَه радиатор chladič køler der Kühler ψυγείο αυτοκινήτου radiador radiaator خنک کننده؛ رادیاتور اتومبیل jäähdytin radiateur מַצנֵן विकिरक, रेडिएटर automobilski hladnjak (autó)hűtő radiator kælir, vatnskassi radiatore ラジエーター 엔진 냉각기 radiatorius radiators radiator kereta radiator, radiateur radiator, kjøler chłodnica radiador radiator радиатор chladič ventilator hladnjak kylare หม้อน้ำรถยนต์ radyatör (汽車)冷卻器 радіатор موٹر کا انجن ٹھنڈا کرنے کا آلہ bộ tản nhiệt


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