radiated
Emitted in waves
Radiated is the past tense and participle of radiate, which means to emit energy, light, heat, or other qualities outward from a central point in all directions, like rays from the sun.
Something that radiates warmth literally gives off heat; someone who radiates confidence visibly displays it in their manner and bearing.
Heat radiated from the fireplace.
She radiated calm despite the chaos around her.
The term also appears in technical contexts describing wave patterns or biological structures that spread outward from a center.
Released or discharged outward
- releasedSet free from confinement
- dischargedOfficially let go
- gave offReleased or discharged
- sent outDispatched from origin
projected · beamed · transmitted · emanated · exuded · shed · cast · expelled
Emitted steady light
- shoneEmitted brightness before
- beamedSmiled with radiance
- gleamedShone with reflected light
- blazedBurned with intensity
illuminated · luminous · bright · brilliant · incandescent · phosphorescent · fluorescent · shimmered
To distribute widely
- scatteredSpread irregularly about
- diffusedSpread widely around
- propagatedSpread or reproduced widely
- distributedDivided and given out
disseminated · emanated · fanned out · extended · branched · projected · beamed · streamed
Increased in temperature
- heatedWarmed or passionate
- glowedEmitted steady light
- thermalPertaining to warmth
- infraredHeat-bearing electromagnetic waves
convection · basked · toasted · baked · sizzled · scorched · sweltered · blazed
Rods connecting hub to rim
- starburstRadiant pattern from center
- sunburstRadial ray pattern
- concentricSharing one center
- hubCentral connection point
wheel · fan · spiral · rays · corona · halo · pinwheel · rosette
Made impure by contact
- falloutPost-blast atmospheric particles
- ionizingProducing charged particles
- gammaGreek alphabet's third
- alpha particlesEmitted helium nuclei
beta particles · nuclear · Chernobyl · Fukushima · dosimeter · Geiger counter · half-life · isotope
emitted
Released or discharged outward
- releasedSet free from confinement
- dischargedOfficially let go
- gave offReleased or discharged
sent out · projected · beamed · transmitted · emanated · exuded · shed · cast · expelled · broadcast
glowed
Emitted steady light
blazed · illuminated · luminous · bright · brilliant · incandescent · phosphorescent · fluorescent · shimmered · sparkled
spread
To distribute widely
- scatteredSpread irregularly about
- diffusedSpread widely around
- propagatedSpread or reproduced widely
distributed · disseminated · emanated · fanned out · extended · branched · projected · beamed · streamed · diverged
warmed
Increased in temperature
infrared · convection · basked · toasted · baked · sizzled · scorched · sweltered · blazed · smoldered
spokes
Rods connecting hub to rim
- starburstRadiant pattern from center
- sunburstRadial ray pattern
- concentricSharing one center
hub · wheel · fan · spiral · rays · corona · halo · pinwheel · rosette · mandala
contaminated
Made impure by contact
- falloutPost-blast atmospheric particles
- ionizingProducing charged particles
- gammaGreek alphabet's third
alpha particles · beta particles · nuclear · Chernobyl · Fukushima · dosimeter · Geiger counter · half-life · isotope · uranium
- sent outmailed, delivered, dispatched, transmitted, broadcast
radiatedcontained
Kept within limits
concentrated · converged · retained · confined · centralized
- background radiationResidual energy from early universe
- X-ray radiationShort-wavelength electromagnetic emission
- nuclear radiationEnergy from atomic decay
- UV radiationInvisible high-energy light waves
- radiation poisoningHarm from radioactive exposure
- radiation dosesAmounts of absorbed rays
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