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radiating
ra·di·ate R0011600 (rā′dē-āt′)v. ra·di·at·ed, ra·di·at·ing, ra·di·ates v.intr.1. To send out rays or waves.2. To issue or emerge in rays or waves: Heat radiated from the stove.3. To extend in straight lines from or toward a center; diverge or converge like rays: Spokes radiate from a wheel hub.4. To spread into new habitats and thereby diverge or diversify. Used of a group of organisms.v.tr.1. To emit (light or energy) in rays or waves.2. To send or spread out from or as if from a center: a cactus that radiates spines.3. To irradiate or illuminate (an object).4. To manifest in a glowing manner: a leader who radiates confidence.adj. (-ĭt)1. Botany Having rays or raylike parts, as in the flower heads of daisies.2. Biology Characterized by radial symmetry.3. Surrounded with rays: a radiate head on a coin.
[Latin radiāre, radiāt-, to emit beams, from radius, ray; see ray1.]Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | radiating - diverging from a common pointdiverging, divergent - tending to move apart in different directions |
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