reradiates
Emits absorbed energy
Reradiates means to radiate again or emit energy that was previously absorbed.
The term appears most often in physics and climate science: surfaces absorb solar radiation and then reradiate it as heat.
The earth's surface reradiates infrared energy back toward space.
The prefix re- emphasizes the secondary nature of the emission—energy passing through rather than originating from the object.
To send onward
- releaseTo let go
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
- propagateSpread or breed further
- emitRelease outward
diffuse · spread · project · cast · shed · scatter · disperse · disseminate
Heat-bearing electromagnetic waves
- heatTransferred thermal energy
- warmthHeat you feel
- temperatureMeasured heat intensity
- blackbodyPerfect thermal emitter
convection · conduction · absorption · greenhouse · albedo · equilibrium · cooling · warming
transmit
To send onward
emit · diffuse · spread · project · cast · shed · scatter · disperse · disseminate · discharge
infrared
Heat-bearing electromagnetic waves
- heatTransferred thermal energy
- warmthHeat you feel
- temperatureMeasured heat intensity
blackbody · convection · conduction · absorption · greenhouse · albedo · equilibrium · cooling · warming · thermodynamics
wavelength
Spatial repetition interval
ultraviolet · microwave · gamma · energy · flux · intensity · luminosity · quantum · resonance · absorption
reflect
Return light or thought
- scatterDistribute in random directions
- bounceSpring back after impact
- mirrorReflective viewing surface
diffuse · specular · surface · angle · incidence · albedo · glint · shimmer · deflect · redirect