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2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Radiate \Ra"di*ate\ (r[=a]"d[i^]*[=a]t), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Radiated} (r[=a]"d[i^]*[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Radiating}.] [L. radiatus, p. p. of radiare to furnish with spokes or rays, to radiate, fr. radius ray. See {Radius}, {Ray} a divergent line.] 1. To emit rays; to be radiant; to shine. [1913 Webster] Virtues shine more clear In them [kings], and radiate like the sun at noon. --Howell. [1913 Webster] 2. To proceed in direct lines from a point or surface; to issue in rays, as light or heat. [1913 Webster] Light radiates from luminous bodies directly to our eyes. --Locke. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Radiated \Ra"di*a`ted\ (r[=a]"d[i^]*[=a]`t[e^]d), a. 1. Emitted, or sent forth, in rays or direct lines; as, radiated heat. [1913 Webster] 2. 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. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zool.) Belonging to the Radiata. [1913 Webster]
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