Radiated
['redɪ,et]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Radiate
(a.) Emitted, or sent forth, in rays or direct lines; as, radiated heat.
(a.) Formed of, or arranged like, rays or radii; having parts or markings diverging, like radii, from a common center or axis; as, a radiated structure; a radiated group of crystals.
(a.) Belonging to the Radiata.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. (Zoöl.) Radiate.
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Examples
- Some were distant, and stood in a dense atmosphere, so that bundles of pale straw-like beams radiated around them in the shape of a fan. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- But they also mean cold nights, because for the same reason that the heat comes abundantly to the earth, it will be abundantly radiated away. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- It was necessary to feel every foot of the way back with my hand against the side wall, that I might not pass the spot where the five roads radiated. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Antony wore a crown in Egypt, and the Roman emperors also wore crowns of various forms, from the plain golden fillet to the radiated or rayed crown. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- He wanted what a nation wanted: his own power radiated power; he embodied a vision; Tom, Dick and Harry moved with his movement. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Of course, when Light is radiated in great quantities not quite these temperatures would be reached. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
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