radiative

American

[ray-dee-ay-tiv] / ˈreɪ diˌeɪ tɪv /

Also radiatory

adjective

giving off radiation.

radiative British

/ ˈreɪdɪətɪv /

adjective

physics emitting or causing the emission of radiation

a radiative collision

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Etymology

Origin of radiative

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

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The researchers began by developing the basic electromagnetic theory describing how radiative modes couple.

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The magnetic fields can be measured through the Zeeman effect of radiative emissions of atoms and molecules.

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Utilising plastic waste, the team engineered thin-film aerogels that function as thermal insulators and radiative coolers.

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The new aerogels developed by the NUS team present a passive cooling alternative, leveraging the natural process of radiative cooling to dissipate heat into space without consuming energy.

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And its warrant may perhaps consist in a preponderance, among suns endowed with high physical speed, of small or slightly luminous over powerfully radiative bodies.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 829, November 21, 1891 by Various

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