reradiation
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- noun
- /ˌriːˌreɪdiˈeɪʃən/
- Specialized
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reradiación
- So the whole tempest is about the absorption and reradiation and how much it matters, if at all.
Examples
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Part of that width is due to homogeneous broadening, which results from fundamental processes that affect every member of the ensemble: spontaneous reradiation of light, collisions between atoms, interactions with lattice vibrations in a solid, and so forth.
Academic text (2012) -
The delay in reradiation must raise the temperature of the Earth to achieve balance.
Blog text (18) -
This thermal energy convected away from the surface as potential energy is no longer available for reradiation, and the potential energy acquired will be expended when the now-cooled body of gas eventually descends to equalize the pressure differential caused by the rising of another warmed body of gas.
Blog text (18) -
The process of reradiation is essential for regulating the Earth's temperature and preventing overheating.
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During the day, solar energy is absorbed by the ground, and at night, it is released through reradiation back into the atmosphere.
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Understanding reradiation helps us learn how the Earth's energy balance affects climate change.
Synonyms
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Energy that comes out as rays or waves, like sunlight
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A number that shows how well a surface gives off heat as radiation
To give out light or particles after something absorbs them
How Far
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word reradiation comes from the prefix re- meaning 'again' and the root radi- meaning 'ray' or 'beam', as in radiator or radiation. So, reradiation is 'sending out rays or heat again' after something has absorbed energy.