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radiative

[ rey-dee-ey-tiv ]

adjective

  1. giving off radiation.


radiative

/ ˈreɪdɪətərɪ; -trɪ; ˈreɪdɪətɪv /

adjective

  1. physics emitting or causing the emission of radiation

    a radiative collision

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • non·radi·ative adjective
  • sub·radi·ative adjective
  • un·radi·ative adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of radiative1

First recorded in 1830–40; radiat(ion) + -ive
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Example Sentences

The result is that a star’s convective zone can be partially transformed into a radiative zone.

The rate of fusion creates two different zones within a star, radiative zones and convective zones.

It may be connected with the radiative intensity of the star, or its age, or both.

Both surfaces appear to be metallic; what, then, is the cause of the observed difference in their radiative power?

Determining, moreover, the absorptive power of those powders, it is found to go hand-in-hand with their radiative power.

Equally important is the inquiry into the mechanism of radiative equilibrium in sun and stars.

Sirius itself, on the other hand, possesses a far higher radiative intensity than our sun.

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