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radiate

The correct spelling is radiate.

How to pronounce radiate

noun

IPA: /ˈɹeɪdi.ət/

Say it like: Rad-iat-e

The correct spelling is radiate. One of the Radiata. For example: "The stove radiates heat."

Usage Examples

The stove radiates heat.

The heat radiates from a stove.

a radiate crystal

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.One of the Radiata.

verb

  1. 1.To extend, send or spread out from a center like radii.
  2. 2.To emit rays or waves.
  3. 3.To come out or proceed in rays or waves.
  4. 4.To illuminate.
  5. 5.To expose to ionizing radiation, such as by radiography.

adjective

  1. 1.Radiating from a center; having rays or parts diverging from a center; radiated.
  2. 2.Surrounded by rays, such as the head of a saint in a religious picture.
  3. 3.Having parts radiating from the center, like the petals in many flowers.
  4. 4.Consisting of a disc in which the florets are tubular.
  5. 5.Having radial symmetry, like a seastar.

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