a.
Giving off rays; -- said of a bearing; as, the sun radiant; a crown radiant.
a.
Having a raylike appearance, as the large marginal flowers of certain umbelliferous plants; -- said also of the cluster which has such marginal flowers.
n.
The luminous point or object from which light emanates; also, a body radiating light brightly.
n.
A straight line proceeding from a given point, or fixed pole, about which it is conceived to revolve.
n.
The point in the heavens at which the apparent paths of shooting stars meet, when traced backward, or whence they appear to radiate.
adv.
In a radiant manner; with glittering splendor.
n. pl.
An extensive artificial group of invertebrates, having all the parts arranged radially around the vertical axis of the body, and the various organs repeated symmetrically in each ray or spheromere.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Radiate
v. i.
To emit rays; to be radiant; to shine.
v. i.
To proceed in direct lines from a point or surface; to issue in rays, as light or heat.
v. t.
To emit or send out in direct lines from a point or points; as, to radiate heat.
v. t.
To enlighten; to illuminate; to shed light or brightness on; to irradiate.
a.
Having rays or parts diverging from a center; radiated; as, a radiate crystal.
a.
Having in a capitulum large ray florets which are unlike the disk florets, as in the aster, daisy, etc.
a.
Belonging to the Radiata.
a.
Emitted, or sent forth, in rays or direct lines; as, radiated heat.
a.
Formed of, or arranged like, rays or radii; having parts or markings diverging, like radii, from a common center or axis; as, a radiated structure; a radiated group of crystals.