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Biradiate
Biradiate Bi*ra"di*ate, Biradiated Bi*ra"di*a`ted, a. [Pref.
bi- + radiate.]
Having two rays; as, a biradiate fin.
Biradiated
Biradiate Bi*ra"di*ate, Biradiated Bi*ra"di*a`ted, a. [Pref.
bi- + radiate.]
Having two rays; as, a biradiate fin.
Corradial
Corradial Cor*ra"di*al (k?r-r?"d?-a]/>l), a.
Radiating to or from the same point. [R.] --Coleridge.
Corradiate
Corradiate Cor*ra"di*ate (k?r-r?"d?-?t), v. t.
To converge to one point or focus, as light or rays.
Corradiation
Corradiation Cor*ra`di*a"tion (k?r-r?`d?-?"sh?n), n.
A conjunction or concentration of rays in one point. --Bacom
Diradiation
Diradiation Di*ra`di*a"tion, n. [Pref. di- + radiation.]
The emission and diffusion of rays of light.
EradiateEradiate E*ra"di*ate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Eradiated; p. pr.
& vb. n. Eradiating.] [Pref. e- + radiate.]
To shoot forth, as rays of light; to beam; to radiate. --Dr.
H. More. EradiatedEradiate E*ra"di*ate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Eradiated; p. pr.
& vb. n. Eradiating.] [Pref. e- + radiate.]
To shoot forth, as rays of light; to beam; to radiate. --Dr.
H. More. EradiatingEradiate E*ra"di*ate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Eradiated; p. pr.
& vb. n. Eradiating.] [Pref. e- + radiate.]
To shoot forth, as rays of light; to beam; to radiate. --Dr.
H. More. Eradiation
Eradiation E*ra`di*a"tion, n.
Emission of radiance.
Interradial
Interradial In`ter*ra"di*al, a.
Between the radii, or rays; -- in zo["o]logy, said of certain
parts of radiate animals; as, the interradial plates of a
starfish.
Iridio syn Platyglossus radiatusPudding fish Pud"ding fish, Pudding wife Pudding wife [Prob.
corrupted fr. the Sp. name in Cuba, pudiano verde.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A large, handsomely colored, blue and bronze, labroid fish
(Iridio, syn. Platyglossus, radiatus) of Florida, Bermuda,
and the West Indies. Called also pudiano, doncella, and,
at Bermuda, bluefish. IrradianceIrradiance Ir*ra"di*ance, Irradiancy Ir*ra"di*an*cy, n.
[From Irradiant.]
1. The act of irradiating; emission of rays of light.
2. That which irradiates or is irradiated; luster; splendor;
irradiation; brilliancy. --Milton. IrradiancyIrradiance Ir*ra"di*ance, Irradiancy Ir*ra"di*an*cy, n.
[From Irradiant.]
1. The act of irradiating; emission of rays of light.
2. That which irradiates or is irradiated; luster; splendor;
irradiation; brilliancy. --Milton. IrradiantIrradiant Ir*ra"di*ant, a. [L. irradians, -antis, p. pr. See
Irradiate.]
Irradiating or illuminating; as, the irradiant moon. --Boyse. IrradiateIrradiate Ir*ra"di*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Irradiated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Irradiating.] [L. irradiatus, p. p. of
irradiate. See In- in, and Radiate.]
1. To throw rays of light upon; to illuminate; to brighten;
to adorn with luster.
Thy smile irradiates yon blue fields. --Sir W.
Jones.
2. To enlighten intellectually; to illuminate; as, to
irradiate the mind. --Bp. Bull.
3. To animate by heat or light. --Sir M. Hale.
4. To radiate, shed, or diffuse.
A splendid fa?ade, . . . irradiating hospitality.
--H. James. Irradiate
Irradiate Ir*ra"di*ate, v. i.
To emit rays; to shine.
Irradiate
Irradiate Ir*ra"di*ate, a. [L. irradiatus, p. p.]
Illuminated; irradiated. --Mason.
IrradiatedIrradiate Ir*ra"di*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Irradiated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Irradiating.] [L. irradiatus, p. p. of
irradiate. See In- in, and Radiate.]
1. To throw rays of light upon; to illuminate; to brighten;
to adorn with luster.
Thy smile irradiates yon blue fields. --Sir W.
Jones.
2. To enlighten intellectually; to illuminate; as, to
irradiate the mind. --Bp. Bull.
3. To animate by heat or light. --Sir M. Hale.
4. To radiate, shed, or diffuse.
A splendid fa?ade, . . . irradiating hospitality.
--H. James. IrradiatingIrradiate Ir*ra"di*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Irradiated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Irradiating.] [L. irradiatus, p. p. of
irradiate. See In- in, and Radiate.]
1. To throw rays of light upon; to illuminate; to brighten;
to adorn with luster.
Thy smile irradiates yon blue fields. --Sir W.
Jones.
2. To enlighten intellectually; to illuminate; as, to
irradiate the mind. --Bp. Bull.
3. To animate by heat or light. --Sir M. Hale.
4. To radiate, shed, or diffuse.
A splendid fa?ade, . . . irradiating hospitality.
--H. James. Irradiation
Irradiation Ir*ra`di*a"tion, n. [Cf. F. irradiation.]
1. Act of irradiating, or state of being irradiated.
2. Illumination; irradiance; brilliancy. --Sir W. Scott.
3. Fig.: Mental light or illumination. --Sir M. Hale.
4. (Opt.) The apparent enlargement of a bright object seen
upon a dark ground, due to the fact that the portions of
the retina around the image are stimulated by the intense
light; as when a dark spot on a white ground appears
smaller, or a white spot on a dark ground larger, than it
really is, esp. when a little out of focus.
Multiradiate
Multiradiate Mul`ti*ra"di*ate, a. [Multi- + radiate.]
Having many rays.
Octoradiated
Octoradiated Oc`to*ra"*di*a`ted, a. [Octo- + radiated.]
Having eight rays.
OsphradiaOsphradium Os*phra"di*um, n.; pl. Osphradia. [NL., fr. Gr. ?
strong scent, fr. ? to smell.] (Zo["o]l.)
The olfactory organ of some Mollusca. It is connected with
the organ of respiration. Pecten irradiansScallop Scal"lop (?; 277), n. [OF. escalope a shell, probably
of German or Dutch origin, and akin to E. scale of a fish;
cf. D. schelp shell. See Scale of a fish, and cf.
Escalop.] [Written also scollop.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of marine bivalve
mollusks of the genus Pecten and allied genera of the
family Pectinid[ae]. The shell is usually radially
ribbed, and the edge is therefore often undulated in a
characteristic manner. The large adductor muscle of some
the species is much used as food. One species (Vola
Jacob[ae]us) occurs on the coast of Palestine, and its
shell was formerly worn by pilgrims as a mark that they
had been to the Holy Land. Called also fan shell. See
Pecten, 2.
Note: The common edible scallop of the Eastern United States
is Pecten irradians; the large sea scallop, also used
as food, is P. Clintonius, or tenuicostatus.
2. One of series of segments of circles joined at their
extremities, forming a border like the edge or surface of
a scallop shell.
3. One of the shells of a scallop; also, a dish resembling a
scallop shell. Perradial
Perradial Per*ra"di*al, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Situated around the radii, or radial tubes, of a radiate.
Platyglossus radiatusDoncella Don*cel"la, n. [Sp., lit., a maid. Cf. Damsel.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A handsome fish of Florida and the West Indies (Platyglossus
radiatus). The name is applied also to the ladyfish (Harpe
rufa) of the same region. Platyglossus radiatusBluefish Blue"fish`, n. (Zo["o]l.)
1. A large voracious fish (Pomatomus saitatrix), of the
family Carangid[ae], valued as a food fish, and widely
distributed on the American coast. On the New Jersey and
Rhode Island coast it is called the horse mackerel, in
Virginia saltwater tailor, or skipjack.
2. A West Indian fish (Platyglossus radiatus), of the
family Labrid[ae].
Note: The name is applied locally to other species of fishes;
as the cunner, sea bass, squeteague, etc. RadialRadial Ra"di*al, a. [Cf. F. radial. See Radius.]
Of or pertaining to a radius or ray; consisting of, or like,
radii or rays; radiated; as, (Bot.) radial projections;
(Zo["o]l.) radial vessels or canals; (Anat.) the radial
artery.
Radial symmetry. (Biol.) See under Symmetry. Radial engineRadial engine Radial engine (Mach.)
An engine, usually an internal-combustion engine of a certain
type (the
radial type) having several cylinders arranged radially
like the spokes of a complete wheel. The
semiradial engine has radiating cylinders on only one side
of the crank shaft.
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