Any neutrinos traveling faster than light would radiate energy away, leaving a wake of slower particles analogous to the sonic boom of a supersonic fighter jet.
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Radiate
//ˈɹeɪdieɪt//
Synonyms for "radiate" (100 found)
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4 entriesTranslations
37 translations across 13 languages.
Azerbaijani
1 entries- saçmaq verb (to emit rays or waves)
Bulgarian
4 entries- радиален adj (radiating from a center)
- радиален adj (having radial symmetry)
- излъчвам verb (to emit rays or waves)
- облъчвам verb (to expose to ionizing radiation)
Czech
1 entries- ozářit verb (to expose to ionizing radiation)
Finnish
4 entries- säteilevä adj (radiating from a center)
- säteilevä adj (surrounded by rays)
- säteittäinen adj (having parts radiating from the center)
- säteittäinen adj (having radial symmetry)
German
1 entries- strahlen verb (to expose to ionizing radiation)
Greek
3 entries- ακτινοβολώ verb (to emit rays or waves)
- ακτινοβολώ verb (to expose to ionizing radiation)
- ακτινοβολώ verb (to manifest in a glowing manner)
Hebrew
1 entries- קָרַן verb (to emit rays or waves)
Italian
1 entries- irradiare verb (to extend from a center)
Māori
2 entries- hahana verb (to emit rays or waves)
- hana verb (to emit rays or waves)
Persian
1 entries- فرتابیدن verb (to come out or proceed in rays)
Romanian
2 entries- ilumina verb (to illuminate)
- iradia verb (to emit rays or waves)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- osvijétliti verb (to illuminate)
- ozráčiti verb (to expose to ionizing radiation)
- zráčiti verb (to extend from a center)
- zráčiti verb (to emit rays or waves)
Spanish
1 entries- irradiar verb (to emit rays or waves)
Sample sentences
22 total sentences available.
This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
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Your red cheeks radiate innocence.
Source: tatoeba (2826697)
Ripples continue to radiate outward long after the stone that produced them has sunk to the bottom of the pond.
Source: tatoeba (5091939)
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