Radiation in English dictionary

  • radiation

    Meanings and definitions of "Radiation"

    • The shooting forth of anything from a point or surface, like the diverging rays of light; as, the radiation of heat.
    • The process of radiating waves or particles.
    • The transfer of energy via radiation (as opposed to convection or conduction)
    • noun
      The shooting forth of anything from a point or surface, like the diverging rays of light
    • noun
      The process of radiating waves or particles.
    • noun
      The transfer of energy via radiation (as opposed to convection or conduction).
    • noun
      Radioactive energy.
    • Emission of any rays from either natural or man-made origins, such as radio waves, the sun's rays, medical X-rays and the fall-out and nuclear wastes produced by nuclear weapons and nuclear energy production. Radiation is usually divided between non-ionizing radiation, such as thermal radiation (heat) and light, and nuclear radiation. Non-ionizing radiation includes ultraviolet radiation from the sun which, although it can damage cells and tissues, does not involve the ionization events of nuclear radiation.(Source: WRIGHT)
    • Radioactive energy
    • shooting forth of anything from a point or surface
    • process of radiating waves or particles
    • transfer of energy via radiation
    • noun
      a radial arrangement of nerve fibers connecting different parts of the brain
    • noun
      energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or waves or particles
    • noun
      (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance
    • noun
      syndrome resulting from exposure to ionizing radiation (e.g., exposure to radioactive chemicals or to nuclear explosions); low doses cause diarrhea and nausea and vomiting and sometimes loss of hair; greater exposure can cause sterility and cataracts and some forms of cancer and other diseases; severe exposure can cause death within hours; "he was suffering from radiation"
    • noun
      the act of spreading outward from a central source
    • noun
      the spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay
    • noun
      the spread of a group of organisms into new habitats

    Synonyms of "Radiation" in English dictionary

    neural structure, irradiation, emission are the top synonyms of "Radiation" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of Radiation

    • radiation ( plural  radiations)
    • radiation (countable and uncountable, plural radiations)
  • Radiation

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