Hypertext Webster Gateway: "radiate"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Radiate \Ra"di*ate\, 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["o]l.) Belonging to the Radiata.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Radiate \Ra"di*ate\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
One of the Radiata.

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"di*ate\, 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 WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

radiate
v 1: send out rays or waves; "The sun radiates heat"
2: send out real or metaphoric rays; "She radiates happiness"
[syn: {ray}]
3: extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward
towards a center; "spokes radiate from the hub of the
wheel"; "This plants radiates spines in all directions"
[syn: {ray}]
4: esp. of the complexion: show a strong bright color, such as
red or pink; "Her face glowed when she came out of the
sauna" [syn: {glow}, {beam}, {shine}]
5: cause to be seen by emitting light as if in rays; "The sun
is radiating" [syn: {emit light}]
6: 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" [syn: {glow}, {beam},
{shine}]
7: issue or emerge in rays or waves; "Heat readiated from the
metal box"


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