reradiation

[ ree-rey-dee-ey-shuhn ]

noun

1. Physics. radiation emitted as a consequence of a previous absorption of radiation.
2. Radio. retransmission of signals, a source of interference, due to frequency oscillations in a radio receiver.

reradiation

/ ˌriːreɪdɪˈeɪʃən /

noun

1. radiation resulting from the previous absorption of primary radiation

Word History and Origins

Origin of reradiation¹

First recorded in 1880–85; re- + radiation

Example Sentences

Reradiation of energy is restricted to ground level, and traces of hygrothermographs in standard Weather Bureau shelters, approximately four feet above the ground surface, at other sites on the mesa top did not record it.

From Project Gutenberg

On such nights the reradiation of energy is not apparent in the traces of the thermographs.

From Project Gutenberg

If that happens, the whole process of absorption and reradiation starts again.

From Economist