1. emitting or giving off energy, heat, or light that was previously absorbed
Usage: present participle of reradiate; technical/scientific

Examples

• The pavement was reradiating heat long after sunset.
• Solar panels work by absorbing sunlight and reradiating excess energy as heat.
• The satellite dish was reradiating the signal to ground stations.
• Dark surfaces absorb more light before reradiating it as thermal energy.
• The atmosphere is constantly reradiating energy back into space.
• Scientists measured the rate at which the material was reradiating absorbed radiation.