radiate : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: radiate	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for radiate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
radiate adj 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" Synonym(s): radial, stellate, radiate having rays or ray-like parts as in the flower heads of daisies v send out rays or waves; "The sun radiates heat" send out real or metaphoric rays; "She radiates happiness" 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" Synonym(s): radiate, ray have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink; "Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna" Synonym(s): glow, beam, radiate, shine cause to be seen by emitting light as if in rays; "The sun is radiating" 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" Synonym(s): glow, beam, radiate, shine issue or emerge in rays or waves; "Heat radiated from the metal box" spread into new habitats and produce variety or variegate; "The plants on this island diversified" Synonym(s): diversify, radiate
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Radiate \Ra"di*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Radiated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Radiating}.] [L. radiatus, p. p. of radiare to furnish with spokes or rays, to radiate, fr. radius. See {Radius}, {Ray} a divergent line.] 1. To emit rays; to be radiant; to shine. Virtues shine more clear In them [kings], and radiant like the sun at noon. --Howell. 2. To proceed in direct lines from a point or surface; to issue in rays, as light or heat. Light radiates from luminous bodies directly to our eyes. --Locke.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Radiate \Ra"diate\, v. t. 1. To emit or send out in direct lines from a point or points; as, to radiate* heat. 2. To enlighten; to illuminate; to shed light or brightness on; to irradiate. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Radiate \Ra"diate\, a. [L. radiatus, p. p.] 1. Having rays or parts diverging from a center; radiated; as, a radiate* crystal. 2. (Bot.) Having in a capitulum large ray florets which are unlike the disk florets, as in the aster, daisy, etc. 3. (Zo[94]l.) Belonging to the Radiata.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Radiate \Ra"di*ate\, n. (Zo[94]l.) One of the Radiata.