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radiating

radiating is the present participle and gerund of radiate.

Meaning of radiate

Verb

radiate (third-person singular simple present radiates, present participle radiating, simple past and past participle radiated)

  1. (intransitive) To extend, be sent or spread out from a center like radii.
    • Crewe North Motive Power Depot is to be modernised completely. This includes the provision of a new coaling plant, ash handling plant, and two new locomotive sheds of the latest roundhouse type, each with 32 roads radiating from a 70-ft. dia. turntable.1948 November and December, “Crewe M.P.D. to be Modernised”, in Railway Magazine, page 372
  2. (transitive) To emit rays or waves.
    • The stove radiates heat.
  3. (intransitive) To come out or proceed in rays or waves.
    • The heat radiates from a stove.
  4. (transitive) To illuminate.
  5. (transitive) To expose to ionizing radiation, such as by radiography.
    Synonyms:
    irradiate
  6. (figuratively, intransitive, transitive) To manifest in a glowing manner.
    • Her face radiated joy. Her face radiated with joy.

See all 16 meanings of radiate

Forms of radiating

comparativemore radiating
superlativemost radiating

Words formed from radiating

Questions about radiating

What is radiating the present participle and gerund of?
Radiating is the present participle and gerund of radiate.

Words near radiating in the dictionary

  1. radiately
  2. radiateness
  3. radiates
  4. radiateth
  5. radiatiform
  6. radiating
  7. radiatingly
  8. radiation
  9. radiation belt
  10. radiation belts
  11. radiation biology

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