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reradiate

reradiate verb: to absorb some amount of radiative energy, and then later emit that energy in the form of radiative energy. The term is most often used in discussion of absorption of light or infrared radiation.

Verb

reradiate (third-person singular simple present reradiates, present participle reradiating, simple past and past participle reradiated)

  1. To absorb some amount of radiative energy, and then later emit that energy in the form of radiative energy. The term is most often used in discussion of absorption of light or infrared radiation.

Forms of reradiate

third-person singular presentreradiates
present participlereradiating
past participlereradiated
pastreradiated

Origin of reradiate

From re- + radiate.

Questions about reradiate

What does reradiate mean?
Reradiate means to absorb some amount of radiative energy, and then later emit that energy in the form of radiative energy. The term is most often used in discussion of absorption of light or infrared radiation.
What part of speech is reradiate?
Reradiate is a verb.
What is the past tense of reradiate?
The past tense of reradiate is reradiated.

Words near reradiate in the dictionary

  1. reracked
  2. reracker
  3. rerackers
  4. reracking
  5. reracks
  6. reradiate
  7. reradiated
  8. reradiates
  9. reradiating
  10. reradiation
  11. reradiations

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