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10 Language-to-English DictionariesReradiate
/ˌriːˈreɪ.di.eɪt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To radiate again; to emit or send out radiation that has been previously absorbed.
"The Earth's surface absorbs energy from the sun and tends to reradiate it back into the atmosphere as heat." - 2
To transmit electromagnetic waves or signals a second time.
"The repeater station was designed to receive the weak signal and reradiate it across the mountainous terrain."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the English prefix re- (meaning 'again' or 'anew') combined with radiate, which stems from the Latin radius ('ray' or 'spoke'). First appearing in scientific literature during the 19th century, it was coined to describe physical processes where energy, heat, or waves absorbed by a surface are subsequently emitted outward once more.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Reradiate" is said worldwide
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ré-émettre
Transliteration: ré-émettre
"La surface de la Terre absorbe et ré-émet la chaleur."
wiederabstrahlen
Transliteration: veed-er-ab-strah-len
"Die Erde absorbiert Sonnenenergie und strahlt sie als Wärme wieder ab."
irradiare nuovamente
Transliteration: irradiare nuovamente
"La superficie terrestre assorbe e irradia nuovamente il calore."
reediar
Transliteration: re-ir-di-ar
"La atmósfera ayuda a retener y reediar la energía térmica."
irradiar novamente
Transliteration: i-rra-di-ar no-va-men-te
"O solo absorve a luz solar e passa a irradiar novamente o calor."
पुनः विकृत करना
Transliteration: punah vikrit karna
"पृथ्वी सूर्य से ऊर्जा अवशोषित करती है और इसे पुनः विकृत करती है।"
再辐射
Transliteration: zài fúshè
"地表吸收太阳能并将其再辐射出去。"
재복사하다
Transliteration: jaeboksa-hada
"지구 표면은 태양 에너지를 흡수하여 열로 재복사합니다."
再放射する
Transliteration: sai-hōsha suru
"地表は太陽エネルギーを吸収して熱として再放射します。"
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