Example Sentences

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But in the presence of light, it would begin to warm, and as it did so, it would reradiate that heat in the form of light and emit light all across the spectrum.

From Scientific American • Sep. 1, 2023

Greenhouse gases—the most common being carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and water vapor— trap heat in the atmosphere, reradiate it, and send it back to Earth again.

From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021

While carbon dioxide allows the warming rays of the sun to reach the earth, it blocks the excess heat that would normally reradiate out into space.

From Time Magazine Archive