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Q: Bodies that radiate light are called?
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Is a radiator that radiates light have a different name than a radiator for heat or sound?

A lamp or a flame radiate light. (as do incandescent bodies) A radiator radiates heat, (as does any other hot body) And speakers or horns radiate sound ( as do any vibrating bodies)


At night what are the heavenly bodies you see in the sky?

They are stars that, like our Sun, radiate light. Then there are planets, like Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, etc, that reflects light shinning on them from our Sun.


What is a sentence with the word radiate in it?

An incandescent light will radiate at all frequencies.


What is the ability to radiate light?

Luminescence.


Why not earth radiate light?

The earth does reflect light, but does not produce light.


What is the medium for light?

Light, whatever the wavelength, does not need a medium in order to radiate.


What is the process called when hydrogen atoms fuse together to form helium?

Nuclear fusion. This is the process the sun uses to radiate all that light and heat.


Why black colour absorb and radiate more heat?

The objects is black when no light reflect from it, hence, it absorb light very well. And at the same time, what can absorb light very well would radiate heat very well .


What is the synonym for ray of light?

A verb with a meaning 'to shine with a sudden light' is illuminate.


Are stars searchlight?

No, all the stars radiate light equally in all directions.


In polar regions ions radiate radiate energy as shimmering lights called?

Aurora borealis; the Northern Lights.


What is the definition of the word 'radiate'?

The definition of 'radiate' is to emit energy in the form of waves or rays. More specifically, 'radiate' also refers to energy being released in heat, gas or light form. Synonyms of the word include 'beam' and 'emit'.