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  radiative zone (rā’dē-ə-tĭv) The layer of a star that lies just outside the core, to which radiant energy is transferred from the core in the form of photons. In this layer, photons bounce off other particles, following fairly random paths until they enter the convection zone. Despite the high speed of photons, it can take […]

• Radiative-capture

  noun, Physics. 1. the capture of a particle, as a neutron, by a nucleus, inducing the emission of electromagnetic radiation, as a gamma ray.

• Radiator

  [rey-dee-ey-ter] /ˈreɪ diˌeɪ tər/ noun 1. a person or thing that . 2. any of various heating devices, as a series or coil of pipes through which steam or hot water passes. 3. a device constructed from thin-walled tubes and metal fins, used for cooling circulating water, as in an automobile engine. 4. Radio. a […]

• Radiatore

  noun a type of short tube-like pasta with rows of deep rippled ridges Examples Let’s have radiatore with vodka sauce tonight. Word Origin 1986; Ital. ‘little radiators’ Usage Note cooking

• Radiatus

  [rey-dee-ey-tuh s] /ˌreɪ diˈeɪ təs/ adjective, Meteorology. 1. (of a cloud) having bands that appear to converge toward a point on the horizon.

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