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verb
- send out rays or waves
- issue or emerge in rays or waves
- (transitive) To emit rays or waves.
- (intransitive) To come out or proceed in rays or waves.
- cause to be seen by emitting light as if in rays
- spread into new habitats and produce variety or variegate
- send out real or metaphoric rays; the children radiated joyous energy
- have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink
- experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion
- extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center
- (transitive) To illuminate.
- To extend, send or spread out from a center like radii.
- (ecology, intransitive) To spread into new habitats, migrate.
- To expose to ionizing radiation, such as by radiography.
- (transitive) To manifest oneself in a glowing manner.
adj
- arranged like rays or radii; radiating from a common center
- having rays or ray-like parts as in the flower heads of daisies
- Surrounded by rays, such as the head of a saint in a religious picture; (heraldry) radiant.
- Radiating from a center; having rays or parts diverging from a center; radiated.
- (botany) Having parts radiating from the center, like the petals in many flowers.
- (zoology) Belonging to the Radiata.
- (biology) Having radial symmetry, like a sea star.
- (botany) Consisting of a disc in which the florets are tubular.
noun
verb
noun
- A beam of light or radiation.
- (mathematics) a straight line extending from a point
- cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins
- a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation
- a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence
- a column of light (as from a beacon)
- the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization
- any of the stiff bony spines in the fin of a fish
- The letter ⟨/⟩, one of two which represent the r sound in Pitman shorthand.
- (zoology) A rib-like reinforcement of bone or cartilage in a fish's fin.
- (zoology) One of the spheromeres of a radiate, especially one of the arms of a starfish or an ophiuran.
- (botany) A radiating part of a flower or plant; the marginal florets of a compound flower, such as an aster or a sunflower; one of the pedicels of an umbel or other circular flower cluster; radius.
- (music) Alternative form of re.
- (mathematics) A line extending indefinitely in one direction from a point.
- Any of the superorder Batoidea of marine fish with flat bodies, large wing-like fins, and whip-like tails.
verb
- To send out (heat, light, or some other form of radiation) in the form of rays; to radiate.
- To send out (something) as if in the form of rays; to diffuse, to radiate, to shed.
- cast rays of light upon
- To decorate (a place) splendidly.
- Often followed by on or upon: to emit rays of light; to shine.
- To cause (one's face) to look beautiful, happy, or lively; to light up.
- (figurative) To emit something other than light; to radiate.
- (medicine) To treat (a patient, or a cancerous growth or tumour) with radiation.
- To enlighten (someone, their mind, etc.) intellectually or spiritually; to illuminate, to shed light on.
- To animate or enliven (one's mood, or soul or spirit).
- (often literary or poetic) To make (someone or something) bright by shining light on them or it; to brighten, to illuminate.
- To treat (food) with ionizing radiation to destroy pathogens.
- To become bright; to brighten, to light up.
- expose to radiation
- give spiritual insight to; in religion
adj
noun
- The process of radiating waves or particles.
- energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or waves or particles
- The shooting forth of anything from a point or surface, like diverging rays of light.
- The transfer of energy via radiation.
- (evolutionary theory, countable) A rapid diversification of an ancestral species into many new forms.
- (often) Ellipsis of electromagnetic radiation.
- Radioactive energy.
- syndrome resulting from exposure to ionizing radiation (e.g., exposure to radioactive chemicals or to nuclear explosions); low doses cause diarrhea and nausea and vomiting and sometimes loss of hair; greater exposure can cause sterility and cataracts and some forms of cancer and other diseases; severe exposure can cause death within hours
- the spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay
- a radial arrangement of nerve fibers connecting different parts of the brain
- the act of spreading outward from a central source
- (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance
- the spread of a group of organisms into new habitats
adj
- issuing in rays from a common center; relating to rays of light
- arranged like rays or radii; radiating from a common center
- relating to or moving along or having the direction of a radius
- relating to or near the radius
- (anatomy) Of, or relating to the radius bone.
- (geometry) Of, or relating to a radius (line joining to a geometric centre).
- Moving or acting along a radius.
- (of a vehicle tyre) Having reinforcing cords placed in parallel across the tyre at 90 degrees to the direction of travel, especially as contrasted with cross-ply; see also radial tyre.
- (botany) Developing uniformly on all sides.
- Arranged like rays that radiate from, or converge to, a common centre.
- (entomology) Of, or relating to the radius (vein), and/or the wing areas next to it.
noun
noun
- the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface
- the ability to reflect beams or rays
- a likeness in which left and right are reversed
- (mathematics) a transformation in which the direction of one axis is reversed
- the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material)
- a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
- a remark expressing careful consideration
- expression without words
- (computing) The process or mechanism of determining the capabilities of an object at run-time.
- The act of reflecting or the state of being reflected.
- Something, such as an image, that is reflected.
- A representative manifestation or outcome of a condition, trend or trait.
- The property of a propagated wave being thrown back from a surface (such as a mirror).
- (followed by on) Used to make an implied criticism.
- Careful thought or consideration.
- (anatomy) The folding of a part; a fold.
noun
- the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface
- the ability to reflect beams or rays
- a likeness in which left and right are reversed
- the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material)
- a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
- a remark expressing careful consideration
- expression without words
- (British) Uncommon spelling of reflection.
- (grammar, linguistics) An act or instance of referring back to the subject of a sentence, or of having an object equal to the subject.
noun
- Anything which radiates or emits rays.
- (electronics) A type of antenna.
- (of buildings) A finned metal fixture that carries hot water or steam in order to heat a room.
- (automotive, mechanical) A device that lowers engine coolant temperature by conducting heat to the air, through metal fins.
- a mechanism consisting of a metal honeycomb through which hot fluids circulate; heat is transferred from the fluid through the honeycomb to the airstream that is created either by the motion of the vehicle or by a fan
- heater consisting of a series of pipes for circulating steam or hot water to heat rooms or buildings
- any object that radiates energy
verb
- To raise in waves or undulations; to ripple.
- (intransitive) To assume the shape of a curl or spiral.
- To deck with, or as if with, curls; to ornament.
- (intransitive) To move in curves.
- (intransitive, curling) To take part in the sport of curling.
- (transitive, weightlifting) To exercise by bending the arm, wrist, or leg on the exertion against resistance, especially of the biceps.
- (hat-making) To shape (the brim of a hat) into a curve.
- (transitive) To make into a curl or spiral.
- (transitive) To cause to move in a curve.
- To twist or form (the hair, etc.) into ringlets.
- wind around something in coils or loops
- play the Scottish game of curling
- twist or roll into coils or ringlets
- shape one's body into a curl
- form a curl, curve, or kink
noun
- (baking, chiefly in the plural) A thin, curved piece of chocolate used as decoration.
- (calculus, proper noun) The vector operator, denoted rm curl; or ⃑∇×⃑(·), that generates this field.
- (American football) A pattern where the receiver appears to be running a fly pattern but after a set number of steps or yards quickly stops and turns around, looking for a pass.
- A curving piece or lock of hair; a ringlet.
- (calculus) The vector field denoting the rotationality of a given vector field.
- (music, chiefly lutherie) The contrasting light and dark figure seen in wood used for stringed instrument making; the flame.
- (surfing) The concave part of a breaking wave.
- (weightlifting) Any exercise performed by bending the arm, wrist, or leg on the exertion against resistance, especially those that train the biceps.
- A curved stroke or shape.
- (curling) Movement of a moving rock away from a straight line.
- A spin making the trajectory of an object curve.
- (agriculture, phytopathology, uncountable) Any of various diseases of plants causing the leaves or shoots to curl up; often specifically the potato curl.
- a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
- lock of hair in the shape of a spiral or curl
verb
- To generate a wave.
- set waves in
- (intransitive, ergative) To move like a wave, or by floating; to waft.
- (intransitive) To move one's hand back and forth (generally above the shoulders) in greeting or departure.
- (transitive) To style (the hair) so as to produce a wavy texture.
- (transitive, metonymic) To signal (someone or something) with a waving movement.
- (intransitive, baseball) To swing and miss at a pitch.
- (intransitive) To move back and forth repeatedly and somewhat loosely.
- (transitive) To cause to move back and forth repeatedly.
- (intransitive) To have an undulating or wavy form.
- (transitive, metonymic) To call attention to, or give a direction or command to, by a waving motion, as of the hand; to signify by waving; to beckon; to signal; to indicate.
- (transitive) To raise into inequalities of surface; to give an undulating form or surface to.
- twist or roll into coils or ringlets
- signal with the hands or nod
- move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
- move or swing back and forth
noun
- A loose back-and-forth movement, as of the hands.
- A shape that alternatingly curves in opposite directions.
- (video games, by extension) One of the successive swarms of enemies sent to attack the player in certain games.
- Any of a number of species of moths in the geometrid subfamily Sterrhinae, which have wavy markings on the wings.
- A moving disturbance in the level of a body of liquid; an undulation.
- (figurative) A sudden, but temporary, uptick in something.
- (poetic) The ocean.
- (usually "the wave") A group activity in a crowd imitating a wave going through water, where people in successive parts of the crowd stand and stretch upward, then sit.
- (logistics) Any of a series of orders to be fulfilled in one short interval of time, planned as part of wave picking.
- (figurative) A movement or trend in popular culture.
- (physics) A moving disturbance in the energy level of a field.
- a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon
- (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
- a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures)
- something that rises rapidly
- an undulating curve
- a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair
- the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
- one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
verb
- be reflected as heat, sound, or light or shock waves
- ring or echo with sound
- treat, process, heat, melt, or refine in a reverberatory furnace
- spring back; spring away from an impact
- to throw or bend back (from a surface)
- have a long or continuing effect
- (rare) Of a thing: to be heated by having flames, hot gases, etc., deflected or passed over it.
- Followed by on (to): to deflect or divert (flames, heat, etc.) on to something.
- Chiefly followed by to or with: of a place or thing: to ring or vibrate with many echoing sounds; to re-echo, to resound.
- (chiefly sciences) To repeatedly reflect (heat, light, or other radiation).
- Of information, news, etc.: to be spread widely through repetition.
- To cause (a sound) to be (repeatedly) bounced against one or more surfaces; to re-echo.
- Often followed by from: of heat or (less commonly) light: to be (repeatedly) reflected.
- Of sound: to (repeatedly) bounce against one or more surfaces; to echo or re-echo, to resound.
- Of a thing: to have lasting and often significant effects.
adj
noun
- a ray of sunlight
- (UK) Synonym of sunshine (“ironic form of address to an inferior or troublemaker”).
- Any hummingbird of the genus Aglaeactis.
- A ray of sunlight; especially, a visible, narrow, and intense (relative to ambient light) ray of sunlight (as revealed by, for example, its diffraction among dust particles).
- Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Curetis.
noun
- a ray of sunlight
- herb having a basal cluster of grey-green leaves and leafless stalks each with a solitary broad yellow flower head; desert areas Idaho to Arizona
- a ray of artificial ultraviolet light from a sunray lamp
- A beam of artificial light, especially one rich in ultraviolet.
- Any of various Australian plants of the genus Rhodanthe.
- A beam of sunlight; a sunbeam.
- A plant, Enceliopsis nudicaulis, that has a broad, yellow flower head.
noun
- the rays of the sun
- a person considered as a source of warmth or energy or glory etc
- any star around which a planetary system revolves
- The nineteenth trump/major arcana card of the tarot.
- A revolution of the Earth around the Sun; a year.
- A transversing of the sky by the Sun; a day.
- (astronomy) A star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system.
- The light and heat which are received from the Sun; sunshine or sunlight.
- (cartomancy) The thirty-first Lenormand card.
- A traditional Japanese unit of length, approximately 30.3 millimetres (1.193 inches).
- Alternative form of sunn (“the plant”).
- (uncountable, chiefly literary) Sunrise or sunset.
- (figurative) Something like the sun in brightness or splendor.
verb
- expose to the rays of the sun or affect by exposure to the sun
- expose one's body to the sun
- (intransitive) To be exposed to the sun.
- (intransitive, alternative medicine) To expose the eyes to the sun as part of the Bates method.
- (transitive) To warm or dry in the sunshine.
- (transitive) To expose to the heat and radiation of the sun.
name
noun
- the rays of the sun
- All the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun; especially, that in the visible spectrum and that bathes the Earth.
- Synonym of sunrise.
- (attributive) Synonym of photic (“describing that part of the near-surface ocean in which photosynthesis is possible.”).
- (figuratively) Brightness, hope; a positive outlook.
verb
noun
- the rays of the sun
- the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom
- moderate weather; suitable for outdoor activities
- The direct rays, light or warmth of the sun.
- The effect which the sun has when it lights and warms some place.
- A source of cheerfulness or joy.
- (UK, Ireland) Ironic form of address used to an inferior or troublemaker.
- (humorous) Used to address someone who has just woken up and/or is very sleepy.
- A location on which the sun's rays fall.
- (UK, Ireland) Friendly form of address often reserved for juniors.
- (figurative) Geniality or cheerfulness.
- (slang, uncountable, uncommon) Ellipsis of orange sunshine.
adj
noun
- the change in direction of a propagating wave (light or sound) when passing from one medium to another
- the amount by which a propagating wave is bent
- (physics) The turning or bending of any wave, such as a light or sound wave, when it passes from one medium into another of different optical density.
- (metallurgy) The degree to which a metal or compound can withstand heat
verb
- to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind
- rain heavily
- move in large numbers
- flow freely and abundantly
- exude profusely
- (intransitive) To extend; to stretch out with a wavy motion; to float in the wind.
- (Internet) To push continuous data (e.g. music) from a server to a client computer while it is being used (played) on the client.
- (transitive) To discharge in a stream.
- (Internet) To livestream.
- (intransitive) To flow in a continuous or steady manner, like a liquid.
noun
- a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
- the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression
- dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
- a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)
- something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously
- (UK, education) A division of a school year by perceived ability.
- A train of thought or flow in a conversation or discussion.
- (sciences, umbrella term) All moving waters.
- A live stream.
- Current, the force of moving water.
- (computing) A source or repository of data that can be read or written only sequentially.
- A small river; a large creek; a body of moving water confined by banks.
- Any steady flow or succession of material, such as water, air, radio signal or words.
- (figurative) A particular path, channel, division, or way of proceeding.
- A thin connected passing of a liquid through a lighter gas (e.g. air).
- An instance of streaming digital data.
noun
- A wavelike motion of the air; electromagnetic radiation.
- A wavy appearance or outline; waviness.
- A wavelike curve; a smooth and regular rise and fall.
- An instance or act of undulating.
- (music) A tremulous tone produced by a peculiar pressure of the finger on a string.
- (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
- wavelike motion; a gentle rising and falling in the manner of waves
- an undulating curve
noun
- the movement of a wave through a medium
- the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions
- the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production
- The dissemination of something to a larger area or greater number.
- (physics) The act of propagating, especially the movement of a wave.
- (genetics) The elongation part of transcription.
- The multiplication or natural increase in a population.
- (religion) The winning of new converts.
adj
- falling or striking of light rays on something
- (sometimes followed by ‘to’) minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence
- (law) Dependent upon, or appertaining to, another thing, called the principal.
- (physics, of a stream of particles or radiation) Falling on or striking a surface.
- Liable to happen; apt to occur; befalling; hence, naturally happening or appertaining.
- Coming or happening accidentally; not in the usual course of things; not in connection with the main design; not according to expectation; casual; fortuitous.
- (mathematics) In a relation of incidence
- Arising as the result of an event, inherent.
noun
- a public disturbance
- a single distinct event
- (countable, uncountable) An event or occurrence.
- (often used in apposition) An event affecting an aircraft, usually a plane crash.
- An event that causes or may cause an interruption or a crisis, such as a workplace illness or a software error.
- A (relatively minor) event that is incidental to, or related to others.
adj
- (heraldry, of a bearing) Giving off rays.
- Emitting or proceeding as if from a center.
- (figurative) Strikingly beautiful.
- (figurative) Beaming with vivacity and happiness.
- Emitted as radiation.
- (botany) Having a ray-like appearance, like the large marginal flowers of certain umbelliferous plants; said also of the cluster which has such marginal flowers.
- Radiating light and/or heat.
- radiating or as if radiating light
noun
noun
- radiation lying in the ultraviolet range; wave lengths shorter than light but longer than X rays
- Abbreviation of ultraviolet.
- (computer graphics, attributive) The axes of a two-dimensional texture, as opposed to those (X, Y, Z) of the three-dimensional model to which it is applied.
- Abbreviation of utility vehicle.
adj
noun
adj
- having or employing wavelengths shorter than light but longer than X-rays; lying outside the visible spectrum at its violet end
- (figurative, physics) Relating to very high energies or very small distances or time spans.
- Of electromagnetic radiation beyond (higher in frequency than) light visible to the human eye; radiation with wavelengths from 380 to 10 nanometres.
adj
- emitting light during exposure to radiation from an external source
- brilliantly colored and apparently giving off light
- Of or relating to fluorescence.
- Exhibiting or produced by fluorescence.
- Vivid, as if fluorescing; neon.
- Emitting visible light as a result of the excitation of phosphors by ultraviolet photons produced by the passage of an electrical current through an inert gas infused with mercury.
noun
noun
- the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
- an attractive combination of good health and happiness
- the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface
- (physics) The flux of radiation emitted per unit solid angle in a given direction by a unit area of a source.
- The quality or state of being radiant; shining, bright or splendid.
noun
- The process of radiating waves or particles.
- energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or waves or particles
- The shooting forth of anything from a point or surface, like diverging rays of light.
- The transfer of energy via radiation.
- (evolutionary theory, countable) A rapid diversification of an ancestral species into many new forms.
- (often) Ellipsis of electromagnetic radiation.
- Radioactive energy.
- syndrome resulting from exposure to ionizing radiation (e.g., exposure to radioactive chemicals or to nuclear explosions); low doses cause diarrhea and nausea and vomiting and sometimes loss of hair; greater exposure can cause sterility and cataracts and some forms of cancer and other diseases; severe exposure can cause death within hours
- the spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay
- a radial arrangement of nerve fibers connecting different parts of the brain
- the act of spreading outward from a central source
- (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance
- the spread of a group of organisms into new habitats
noun
- the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface
- the ability to reflect beams or rays
- a likeness in which left and right are reversed
- (mathematics) a transformation in which the direction of one axis is reversed
- the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material)
- a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
- a remark expressing careful consideration
- expression without words
- (computing) The process or mechanism of determining the capabilities of an object at run-time.
- The act of reflecting or the state of being reflected.
- Something, such as an image, that is reflected.
- A representative manifestation or outcome of a condition, trend or trait.
- The property of a propagated wave being thrown back from a surface (such as a mirror).
- (followed by on) Used to make an implied criticism.
- Careful thought or consideration.
- (anatomy) The folding of a part; a fold.
noun
- the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface
- the ability to reflect beams or rays
- a likeness in which left and right are reversed
- the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material)
- a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
- a remark expressing careful consideration
- expression without words
- (British) Uncommon spelling of reflection.
- (grammar, linguistics) An act or instance of referring back to the subject of a sentence, or of having an object equal to the subject.
noun
- Anything which radiates or emits rays.
- (electronics) A type of antenna.
- (of buildings) A finned metal fixture that carries hot water or steam in order to heat a room.
- (automotive, mechanical) A device that lowers engine coolant temperature by conducting heat to the air, through metal fins.
- a mechanism consisting of a metal honeycomb through which hot fluids circulate; heat is transferred from the fluid through the honeycomb to the airstream that is created either by the motion of the vehicle or by a fan
- heater consisting of a series of pipes for circulating steam or hot water to heat rooms or buildings
- any object that radiates energy
noun
- a ray of sunlight
- (UK) Synonym of sunshine (“ironic form of address to an inferior or troublemaker”).
- Any hummingbird of the genus Aglaeactis.
- A ray of sunlight; especially, a visible, narrow, and intense (relative to ambient light) ray of sunlight (as revealed by, for example, its diffraction among dust particles).
- Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Curetis.
noun
- a ray of sunlight
- herb having a basal cluster of grey-green leaves and leafless stalks each with a solitary broad yellow flower head; desert areas Idaho to Arizona
- a ray of artificial ultraviolet light from a sunray lamp
- A beam of artificial light, especially one rich in ultraviolet.
- Any of various Australian plants of the genus Rhodanthe.
- A beam of sunlight; a sunbeam.
- A plant, Enceliopsis nudicaulis, that has a broad, yellow flower head.
noun
- the rays of the sun
- a person considered as a source of warmth or energy or glory etc
- any star around which a planetary system revolves
- The nineteenth trump/major arcana card of the tarot.
- A revolution of the Earth around the Sun; a year.
- A transversing of the sky by the Sun; a day.
- (astronomy) A star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system.
- The light and heat which are received from the Sun; sunshine or sunlight.
- (cartomancy) The thirty-first Lenormand card.
- A traditional Japanese unit of length, approximately 30.3 millimetres (1.193 inches).
- Alternative form of sunn (“the plant”).
- (uncountable, chiefly literary) Sunrise or sunset.
- (figurative) Something like the sun in brightness or splendor.
verb
- expose to the rays of the sun or affect by exposure to the sun
- expose one's body to the sun
- (intransitive) To be exposed to the sun.
- (intransitive, alternative medicine) To expose the eyes to the sun as part of the Bates method.
- (transitive) To warm or dry in the sunshine.
- (transitive) To expose to the heat and radiation of the sun.
name
noun
- the rays of the sun
- All the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun; especially, that in the visible spectrum and that bathes the Earth.
- Synonym of sunrise.
- (attributive) Synonym of photic (“describing that part of the near-surface ocean in which photosynthesis is possible.”).
- (figuratively) Brightness, hope; a positive outlook.
verb
noun
- the rays of the sun
- the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom
- moderate weather; suitable for outdoor activities
- The direct rays, light or warmth of the sun.
- The effect which the sun has when it lights and warms some place.
- A source of cheerfulness or joy.
- (UK, Ireland) Ironic form of address used to an inferior or troublemaker.
- (humorous) Used to address someone who has just woken up and/or is very sleepy.
- A location on which the sun's rays fall.
- (UK, Ireland) Friendly form of address often reserved for juniors.
- (figurative) Geniality or cheerfulness.
- (slang, uncountable, uncommon) Ellipsis of orange sunshine.
adj
noun
- the change in direction of a propagating wave (light or sound) when passing from one medium to another
- the amount by which a propagating wave is bent
- (physics) The turning or bending of any wave, such as a light or sound wave, when it passes from one medium into another of different optical density.
- (metallurgy) The degree to which a metal or compound can withstand heat
verb
noun
- A beam of light or radiation.
- (mathematics) a straight line extending from a point
- cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins
- a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation
- a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence
- a column of light (as from a beacon)
- the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization
- any of the stiff bony spines in the fin of a fish
- The letter ⟨/⟩, one of two which represent the r sound in Pitman shorthand.
- (zoology) A rib-like reinforcement of bone or cartilage in a fish's fin.
- (zoology) One of the spheromeres of a radiate, especially one of the arms of a starfish or an ophiuran.
- (botany) A radiating part of a flower or plant; the marginal florets of a compound flower, such as an aster or a sunflower; one of the pedicels of an umbel or other circular flower cluster; radius.
- (music) Alternative form of re.
- (mathematics) A line extending indefinitely in one direction from a point.
- Any of the superorder Batoidea of marine fish with flat bodies, large wing-like fins, and whip-like tails.
noun
- A wavelike motion of the air; electromagnetic radiation.
- A wavy appearance or outline; waviness.
- A wavelike curve; a smooth and regular rise and fall.
- An instance or act of undulating.
- (music) A tremulous tone produced by a peculiar pressure of the finger on a string.
- (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
- wavelike motion; a gentle rising and falling in the manner of waves
- an undulating curve
noun
- the movement of a wave through a medium
- the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions
- the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production
- The dissemination of something to a larger area or greater number.
- (physics) The act of propagating, especially the movement of a wave.
- (genetics) The elongation part of transcription.
- The multiplication or natural increase in a population.
- (religion) The winning of new converts.
noun
- radiation lying in the ultraviolet range; wave lengths shorter than light but longer than X rays
- Abbreviation of ultraviolet.
- (computer graphics, attributive) The axes of a two-dimensional texture, as opposed to those (X, Y, Z) of the three-dimensional model to which it is applied.
- Abbreviation of utility vehicle.
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- having or employing wavelengths shorter than light but longer than X-rays; lying outside the visible spectrum at its violet end
- (figurative, physics) Relating to very high energies or very small distances or time spans.
- Of electromagnetic radiation beyond (higher in frequency than) light visible to the human eye; radiation with wavelengths from 380 to 10 nanometres.
noun
- the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
- an attractive combination of good health and happiness
- the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface
- (physics) The flux of radiation emitted per unit solid angle in a given direction by a unit area of a source.
- The quality or state of being radiant; shining, bright or splendid.
verb
- send out rays or waves
- issue or emerge in rays or waves
- (transitive) To emit rays or waves.
- (intransitive) To come out or proceed in rays or waves.
- cause to be seen by emitting light as if in rays
- spread into new habitats and produce variety or variegate
- send out real or metaphoric rays; the children radiated joyous energy
- have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink
- experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion
- extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center
- (transitive) To illuminate.
- To extend, send or spread out from a center like radii.
- (ecology, intransitive) To spread into new habitats, migrate.
- To expose to ionizing radiation, such as by radiography.
- (transitive) To manifest oneself in a glowing manner.
adj
- arranged like rays or radii; radiating from a common center
- having rays or ray-like parts as in the flower heads of daisies
- Surrounded by rays, such as the head of a saint in a religious picture; (heraldry) radiant.
- Radiating from a center; having rays or parts diverging from a center; radiated.
- (botany) Having parts radiating from the center, like the petals in many flowers.
- (zoology) Belonging to the Radiata.
- (biology) Having radial symmetry, like a sea star.
- (botany) Consisting of a disc in which the florets are tubular.
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- A beam of light or radiation.
- (mathematics) a straight line extending from a point
- cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins
- a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation
- a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence
- a column of light (as from a beacon)
- the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization
- any of the stiff bony spines in the fin of a fish
- The letter ⟨/⟩, one of two which represent the r sound in Pitman shorthand.
- (zoology) A rib-like reinforcement of bone or cartilage in a fish's fin.
- (zoology) One of the spheromeres of a radiate, especially one of the arms of a starfish or an ophiuran.
- (botany) A radiating part of a flower or plant; the marginal florets of a compound flower, such as an aster or a sunflower; one of the pedicels of an umbel or other circular flower cluster; radius.
- (music) Alternative form of re.
- (mathematics) A line extending indefinitely in one direction from a point.
- Any of the superorder Batoidea of marine fish with flat bodies, large wing-like fins, and whip-like tails.
verb
- To send out (heat, light, or some other form of radiation) in the form of rays; to radiate.
- To send out (something) as if in the form of rays; to diffuse, to radiate, to shed.
- cast rays of light upon
- To decorate (a place) splendidly.
- Often followed by on or upon: to emit rays of light; to shine.
- To cause (one's face) to look beautiful, happy, or lively; to light up.
- (figurative) To emit something other than light; to radiate.
- (medicine) To treat (a patient, or a cancerous growth or tumour) with radiation.
- To enlighten (someone, their mind, etc.) intellectually or spiritually; to illuminate, to shed light on.
- To animate or enliven (one's mood, or soul or spirit).
- (often literary or poetic) To make (someone or something) bright by shining light on them or it; to brighten, to illuminate.
- To treat (food) with ionizing radiation to destroy pathogens.
- To become bright; to brighten, to light up.
- expose to radiation
- give spiritual insight to; in religion
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- To raise in waves or undulations; to ripple.
- (intransitive) To assume the shape of a curl or spiral.
- To deck with, or as if with, curls; to ornament.
- (intransitive) To move in curves.
- (intransitive, curling) To take part in the sport of curling.
- (transitive, weightlifting) To exercise by bending the arm, wrist, or leg on the exertion against resistance, especially of the biceps.
- (hat-making) To shape (the brim of a hat) into a curve.
- (transitive) To make into a curl or spiral.
- (transitive) To cause to move in a curve.
- To twist or form (the hair, etc.) into ringlets.
- wind around something in coils or loops
- play the Scottish game of curling
- twist or roll into coils or ringlets
- shape one's body into a curl
- form a curl, curve, or kink
noun
- (baking, chiefly in the plural) A thin, curved piece of chocolate used as decoration.
- (calculus, proper noun) The vector operator, denoted rm curl; or ⃑∇×⃑(·), that generates this field.
- (American football) A pattern where the receiver appears to be running a fly pattern but after a set number of steps or yards quickly stops and turns around, looking for a pass.
- A curving piece or lock of hair; a ringlet.
- (calculus) The vector field denoting the rotationality of a given vector field.
- (music, chiefly lutherie) The contrasting light and dark figure seen in wood used for stringed instrument making; the flame.
- (surfing) The concave part of a breaking wave.
- (weightlifting) Any exercise performed by bending the arm, wrist, or leg on the exertion against resistance, especially those that train the biceps.
- A curved stroke or shape.
- (curling) Movement of a moving rock away from a straight line.
- A spin making the trajectory of an object curve.
- (agriculture, phytopathology, uncountable) Any of various diseases of plants causing the leaves or shoots to curl up; often specifically the potato curl.
- a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
- lock of hair in the shape of a spiral or curl
verb
- To generate a wave.
- set waves in
- (intransitive, ergative) To move like a wave, or by floating; to waft.
- (intransitive) To move one's hand back and forth (generally above the shoulders) in greeting or departure.
- (transitive) To style (the hair) so as to produce a wavy texture.
- (transitive, metonymic) To signal (someone or something) with a waving movement.
- (intransitive, baseball) To swing and miss at a pitch.
- (intransitive) To move back and forth repeatedly and somewhat loosely.
- (transitive) To cause to move back and forth repeatedly.
- (intransitive) To have an undulating or wavy form.
- (transitive, metonymic) To call attention to, or give a direction or command to, by a waving motion, as of the hand; to signify by waving; to beckon; to signal; to indicate.
- (transitive) To raise into inequalities of surface; to give an undulating form or surface to.
- twist or roll into coils or ringlets
- signal with the hands or nod
- move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
- move or swing back and forth
noun
- A loose back-and-forth movement, as of the hands.
- A shape that alternatingly curves in opposite directions.
- (video games, by extension) One of the successive swarms of enemies sent to attack the player in certain games.
- Any of a number of species of moths in the geometrid subfamily Sterrhinae, which have wavy markings on the wings.
- A moving disturbance in the level of a body of liquid; an undulation.
- (figurative) A sudden, but temporary, uptick in something.
- (poetic) The ocean.
- (usually "the wave") A group activity in a crowd imitating a wave going through water, where people in successive parts of the crowd stand and stretch upward, then sit.
- (logistics) Any of a series of orders to be fulfilled in one short interval of time, planned as part of wave picking.
- (figurative) A movement or trend in popular culture.
- (physics) A moving disturbance in the energy level of a field.
- a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon
- (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
- a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures)
- something that rises rapidly
- an undulating curve
- a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair
- the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
- one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
verb
- be reflected as heat, sound, or light or shock waves
- ring or echo with sound
- treat, process, heat, melt, or refine in a reverberatory furnace
- spring back; spring away from an impact
- to throw or bend back (from a surface)
- have a long or continuing effect
- (rare) Of a thing: to be heated by having flames, hot gases, etc., deflected or passed over it.
- Followed by on (to): to deflect or divert (flames, heat, etc.) on to something.
- Chiefly followed by to or with: of a place or thing: to ring or vibrate with many echoing sounds; to re-echo, to resound.
- (chiefly sciences) To repeatedly reflect (heat, light, or other radiation).
- Of information, news, etc.: to be spread widely through repetition.
- To cause (a sound) to be (repeatedly) bounced against one or more surfaces; to re-echo.
- Often followed by from: of heat or (less commonly) light: to be (repeatedly) reflected.
- Of sound: to (repeatedly) bounce against one or more surfaces; to echo or re-echo, to resound.
- Of a thing: to have lasting and often significant effects.
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- to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind
- rain heavily
- move in large numbers
- flow freely and abundantly
- exude profusely
- (intransitive) To extend; to stretch out with a wavy motion; to float in the wind.
- (Internet) To push continuous data (e.g. music) from a server to a client computer while it is being used (played) on the client.
- (transitive) To discharge in a stream.
- (Internet) To livestream.
- (intransitive) To flow in a continuous or steady manner, like a liquid.
noun
- a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
- the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression
- dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
- a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)
- something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously
- (UK, education) A division of a school year by perceived ability.
- A train of thought or flow in a conversation or discussion.
- (sciences, umbrella term) All moving waters.
- A live stream.
- Current, the force of moving water.
- (computing) A source or repository of data that can be read or written only sequentially.
- A small river; a large creek; a body of moving water confined by banks.
- Any steady flow or succession of material, such as water, air, radio signal or words.
- (figurative) A particular path, channel, division, or way of proceeding.
- A thin connected passing of a liquid through a lighter gas (e.g. air).
- An instance of streaming digital data.
adj
- issuing in rays from a common center; relating to rays of light
- arranged like rays or radii; radiating from a common center
- relating to or moving along or having the direction of a radius
- relating to or near the radius
- (anatomy) Of, or relating to the radius bone.
- (geometry) Of, or relating to a radius (line joining to a geometric centre).
- Moving or acting along a radius.
- (of a vehicle tyre) Having reinforcing cords placed in parallel across the tyre at 90 degrees to the direction of travel, especially as contrasted with cross-ply; see also radial tyre.
- (botany) Developing uniformly on all sides.
- Arranged like rays that radiate from, or converge to, a common centre.
- (entomology) Of, or relating to the radius (vein), and/or the wing areas next to it.
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adj
- falling or striking of light rays on something
- (sometimes followed by ‘to’) minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence
- (law) Dependent upon, or appertaining to, another thing, called the principal.
- (physics, of a stream of particles or radiation) Falling on or striking a surface.
- Liable to happen; apt to occur; befalling; hence, naturally happening or appertaining.
- Coming or happening accidentally; not in the usual course of things; not in connection with the main design; not according to expectation; casual; fortuitous.
- (mathematics) In a relation of incidence
- Arising as the result of an event, inherent.
noun
- a public disturbance
- a single distinct event
- (countable, uncountable) An event or occurrence.
- (often used in apposition) An event affecting an aircraft, usually a plane crash.
- An event that causes or may cause an interruption or a crisis, such as a workplace illness or a software error.
- A (relatively minor) event that is incidental to, or related to others.
adj
- (heraldry, of a bearing) Giving off rays.
- Emitting or proceeding as if from a center.
- (figurative) Strikingly beautiful.
- (figurative) Beaming with vivacity and happiness.
- Emitted as radiation.
- (botany) Having a ray-like appearance, like the large marginal flowers of certain umbelliferous plants; said also of the cluster which has such marginal flowers.
- Radiating light and/or heat.
- radiating or as if radiating light
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adj
- emitting light during exposure to radiation from an external source
- brilliantly colored and apparently giving off light
- Of or relating to fluorescence.
- Exhibiting or produced by fluorescence.
- Vivid, as if fluorescing; neon.
- Emitting visible light as a result of the excitation of phosphors by ultraviolet photons produced by the passage of an electrical current through an inert gas infused with mercury.