/rɪˈreɪdiˌeɪt/ Rih-RAY-dey-ayt

Definitions

1. verb

to give back or reflect radiation, heat, or light, especially as a result of a previous emission or reaction

“The greenhouse effect causes the Earth to reradiate the trapped heat back into space.”

2. verb

to emit or give back something, such as radiation, heat, or light

“The star reradiated its energy into the surrounding space.”

3. verb

to give back or reflect something, such as a feeling or an idea

“The audience began to reradiate the energy of the performance.”

4. noun

the act of giving back or reflecting radiation, heat, or light

“The reradiation of heat from the planet’s surface is a crucial aspect of the climate model.”