radiate

Definitions

1. 1.To proceed in direct lines from a point or surface; to issue in rays, as light or heat. Light radiates from luminous bodies directly to our eyes. Locke.
2. 2.To emit or send out in direct lines from a point or points; as, to radiate heat.
3. 3.To enlighten; to illuminate; to shed light or brightness on; to irradiate. [R.]
4. 4.Having rays or parts diverging from a center; radiated; as, a radiate crystal.
5. 5.(Bot.) Having in a capitulum large ray florets which are unlike the disk florets, as in the aster, daisy, etc.
6. 6.(Zoöl.) Belonging to the Radiata.
7. 7.One of the Radiata.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is to proceed in direct lines from a point or surface; to issue in rays, as light or heat. Light radiates from luminous bodies directly to our eyes. Locke called?
• What is to emit or send out in direct lines from a point or points; as, to radiate heat called?
• What is to enlighten; to illuminate; to shed light or brightness on; to irradiate. [R.] called?
• What is having rays or parts diverging from a center; radiated; as, a radiate crystal called?
• What is having in a capitulum large ray florets which are unlike the disk florets, as in the aster, daisy, etc called?