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to reradiate

to reradiate

1 7.5
To give out energy again, such as heat or light, after absorbing it
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈreɪdiˌeɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : reradiar
  • Acoustic feedback is included in the model as sound from the ear canal being transmitted through the vent to the faceplate, where it is reradiated and picked up by the microphone.
  • reradiate the energy
  • reradiated as heat
  • absorb and reradiate

Now this dust that's reradiating in the infrared.

Examples

  • There was still plenty of ambient neon gas around, enough to absorb and reradiate the contents of a strong microwave beam.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • Commercially available stimulated-luminescence plates employ a phosphor that absorbs X-ray photons and reradiates their energy in the visible spectrum when scanned with a laser beam.

    Academic text (1995)

  • Perhaps they could start with exactly how CO2 molecules "trap" heat and "reradiate" this heat back to Earth?

    Blog text (21)

  • Now this dust that's reradiating in the infrared.

    Dr. Becky

  • The specific heat of water vapor and CO2 molecules shows that water vapor reradiates significantly more energy back to the surface, and this case is further justified by the quantities of each compound.

    Blog text (19)

  • The building materials can reradiate heat, keeping the interior warm during the winter.

  • Solar panels not only capture sunlight but also reradiate energy into the surrounding environment.

  • When light hits the surface, it is absorbed and then reradiates as heat, affecting the temperature of the area.

Synonyms

to radiate
vsto reradiate
  • Specialized
33 4.3

Give off heat, light, or energy from a source

emits energy only after absorbing it rather than from an internal source
to reemit
vsto reradiate
  • Specialized
7.7

Give off energy they took in as heat or light

has the same meaning but without examples or emphasis on types
to reemitting
vsto reradiate
  • Specialized
7.7

To send out light or energy again after taking it in

expresses the same action in base verb form rather than ongoing

Surface Forms

reradiate infinitive
reradiated past
reradiated past participle
reradiating present participle
reradiates third person singular

Morphology

reradiate = radiate (transparent) = re + radiate

The meaning is a regular and easily interpretable repetition of the verb 'radiate'.

Etymology

Reradiate starts with re- meaning 'again' and uses radiate from Latin radius meaning 'ray' or 'beam'. So, to reradiate is to send out heat or light 'again', like rocks that absorb sunlight by day and then give off heat at night.