Definition/Meaning of radiate

• English - Verb: radiate ( third-person singular simple present radiates , present participle radiating , simple past and past participle radiated ) To extend , send or spread out from a center like radii . ( transitive ) To emit rays or waves . The stove radiates heat . ( intransitive ) To come out or proceed in rays or waves . The heat radiates from a stove . John Locke Light radiates from luminous bodies…
• English - Adjective: radiate ( comparative more radiate , superlative most radiate ) 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 . ( botany ) Having parts radiating from the center , like the petals in many flowers . ( biology ) Having radial symmetry , like a seastar . ( zoology )…
• English - Noun: radiate ( plural radiates ) ( zoology ) One of the Radiata .
• English - Etymology: From Latin radiatus , past participle of radiare ( “ to radiate , furnish with spokes , give out rays , radiate , shine ” ), from radius ( “ a spoke , ray ” ).
• English - Related terms: radial radiation radio radius ray