reradiate

verb

re·ra·di·ate (ˌ)rē-ˈrā-dē-ˌāt

reradiated; reradiating; reradiates

transitive verb

: to radiate again or anew

especially : to emit (energy) in the form of radiation after absorbing incident radiation

reradiation

(ˌ)rē-ˌrā-dē-ˈā-shən

noun

Examples of reradiate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Similarly, after absorbing solar energy, Earth's surface, and the atmosphere itself, both reradiate infrared energy that ultimately finds its way to the top of the atmosphere and out into space. —

Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 6 Mar. 2018 Table salt forms cubic crystals because its atoms share electrons in that configuration; silver shines because its electrons absorb visible light and reradiate it back. —

Quanta Magazine, 28 Feb. 2018

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