different between twinkle vs radiate
twinkle
English
Etymology
From Middle English twinclen, twynclen, from Old English twinclian (“to twinkle”), equivalent to twink (“to wink; blink; twinkle”) +? -le (frequentative suffix). Compare German zwinkern (“to wink; twinkle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?tw??kl?/
- Rhymes: -??k?l
Verb
twinkle (third-person singular simple present twinkles, present participle twinkling, simple past and past participle twinkled)
- (of a source of light) to shine with a flickering light; to glimmer
- These stars do not twinkle when viewed through telescopes that have large apertures.
- (chiefly of eyes) to be bright with delight
- Synonym: sparkle
- to bat, blink or wink the eyes
- 1922, Mrs. Juliet M. Hueffer Soskice, Chapters from Childhood: Reminiscences of an Artist's Granddaughter, page 165
- She smiled and gave a little nod and twinkled her eyes […]
- 1922, Mrs. Juliet M. Hueffer Soskice, Chapters from Childhood: Reminiscences of an Artist's Granddaughter, page 165
- to flit to and fro
- 1988, Dorothy Gilman, Mrs. Pollifax and the Golden Triangle, page 190
- A butterfly twinkled among the vines […]
- 1988, Dorothy Gilman, Mrs. Pollifax and the Golden Triangle, page 190
Synonyms
- glimmer
- scintillate
- wink
Derived terms
- twinkler
Translations
Noun
twinkle (plural twinkles)
- a sparkle or glimmer of light
- 1980, Robert De Beaugrande, Text, Discourse, and Process
- Soon the rocket was out of sight, and the flame was only seen as a tiny twinkle of light.
- 1980, Robert De Beaugrande, Text, Discourse, and Process
- a sparkle of delight in the eyes.
- a flitting movement
- 1848, James Russell Lowell, Hebe
- I saw the twinkle of white feet,
- 1848, James Russell Lowell, Hebe
- (colloquial) A brief moment; a twinkling.
- (childish) The female genitalia.
Translations
twinkle From the web:
- what twinkles
- what twinkles in the sky at night
- what twinkle twinkle little star
- what twinkles in the highwayman
- what twinkle does the poet refer to
- what twinkles on the shingles
- what twinkles in the night when the sun sets
- what twinkled effervescently
radiate
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin radiatus, past participle of radiare (“to radiate, furnish with spokes, give out rays, radiate, shine”), from radius (“a spoke, ray”).
Pronunciation
- (verb) IPA(key): /??e?die?t/
- (adjective) IPA(key): /??e?die?t/, /??e?di.?t/
Verb
radiate (third-person singular simple present radiates, present participle radiating, simple past and past participle radiated)
- To extend, send or spread out from a center like radii.
- 1994, Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, Parliamentary Debates
- Oban is not a terminus; its routes radiate by sea, rail and road.
- 1994, Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, Parliamentary Debates
- (transitive) To emit rays or waves.
- The stove radiates heat.
- (intransitive) To come out or proceed in rays or waves.
- The heat radiates from a stove.
- 1706, John Locke, Elements of Natural Philosophy
- Light radiates from luminous bodies directly to our eyes.
- (transitive) To illuminate.
- To expose to ionizing radiation, such as by radiography.
- (transitive) To manifest oneself in a glowing manner.
- (ecology, intransitive) to spread into new habitats, migrate.
Synonyms
- (to expose to radiation): irradiate
Derived terms
- radiator
Related terms
- radiation
Translations
Adjective
radiate (comparative more radiate, superlative most radiate)
- Radiating from a center; having rays or parts diverging from a center; radiated.
- a radiate crystal
- Surrounded by rays, such as the head of a saint in a religious picture.
- (botany) Having parts radiating from the center, like the petals in many flowers.
- (botany) Consisting of a disc in which the florets are tubular.
- (biology) Having radial symmetry, like a seastar.
- (zoology) Belonging to the Radiata.
Translations
Noun
radiate (plural radiates)
- (zoology) One of the Radiata.
Related terms
- radial
- radiation
- radio
- radius
- ray
Further reading
- radiate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- radiate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- radiate at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- airdate, ardaite, tiaraed
Esperanto
Adverb
radiate
- present adverbial passive participle of radii
Italian
Verb
radiate
- second-person plural present subjunctive of radere
- second-person plural present indicative of radiare
- second-person plural imperative of radiare
- second-person plural present subjunctive of radiare
- feminine plural of radiato
Anagrams
- aderita, adirate, ardiate, datarie, daterai
Latin
Verb
radi?te
- second-person plural present active imperative of radi?
radiate From the web:
- what radiates
- what radiates heat
- what radiates radio waves in space
- what radiates energy
- what radiate means
- what radiates out from the sun
- what radiates more thermal energy
- what radiate bisexual energy
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