radiating
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Diverging from a common point: Extending or spreading outward from a central source or location.
- Sending out rays of light or heat: Emitting energy, light, or particles in the form of rays or waves.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The city's streets form a radiating pattern from the central square.
- The sun is a radiating body of intense heat and light.
- She felt a radiating warmth from the fireplace.
Advanced Usage
"Radiating pain": Pain that spreads out from a central point of origin to other areas.
- The patient described a sharp, radiating pain from his lower back down his leg.
"Radiating confidence": Confidence that is strongly and visibly projected outward from a person.
- The speaker captivated the audience with her radiating confidence.
Variants and Related Words
- Radiate (verb): To extend, spread, or move outwards from a center; to emit rays.
- Several roads radiate from the monument.
- Radiation (noun): The process of emitting energy as waves or particles; the energy emitted.
- The machine measures levels of background radiation.
- Radiant (adjective): Sending out light; shining brightly; showing great joy or health.
- She had a radiant smile.
Synonyms
- Diverging: Moving or extending in different directions from a common point.
- Emanating: Flowing out or originating from a source.
- Spreading: Extending over a wider area.
Related Phrases
- Radiate out/from: To spread out from a central point.
- Paths radiate out from the village into the surrounding forest.
- Radiate with: To be filled with and show a strong positive quality.
- His face radiated with happiness when he saw her.
Adjective
- diverging from a common point