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🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

radiativo

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ra-di-a-ti-vo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Radiative/ˈreɪ.di.ə.tɪv/
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Las propiedades radiativas del material fueron cruciales para el experimento."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to the emission of energy in the form of waves or particles.

    "The radiative properties of the material were crucial for the experiment."
  2. 2

    Describing processes that involve the transfer of energy through radiation.

    "Radiative cooling occurs when heat is lost to the atmosphere."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'radius' meaning staff, spoke of a wheel, or ray of light, via Late Latin 'radiare' (to shine or emit rays). The modern adjectival suffix '-ive' was added in the 19th century as physics advanced in the study of electromagnetic radiation and thermodynamics.

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