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radiation
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| radiation field
| radiation pattern
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| radiation pressure
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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun radiation has 7 senses
- radiation(n = noun.phenomenon) Array - energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or waves or particles; Array has particulars: ionizing radiation, cosmic radiation, electromagnetic radiation, electromagnetic wave, nonparticulate radiation, solar radiation
- radiation(n = noun.act) Array - the act of spreading outward from a central source; Array has particulars: bombardment
- radiation(n = noun.state) radiation sickness, radiation syndrome - 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" is a kind of syndrome
- radiation(n = noun.process) radioactivity - the spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay; Array has particulars: corpuscular radiation, particulate radiation
- radiation(n = noun.event) Array - the spread of a group of organisms into new habitats; Array has particulars: adaptive radiation
- radiation(n = noun.body) Array - a radial arrangement of nerve fibers connecting different parts of the brain; Array is a kind of neural structure
- radiation(n = noun.act) actinotherapy, irradiation, radiation therapy, radiotherapy - (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance; Array is a kind of therapy
is a kind of energy, free energy
Derived form verb radiate1
is a kind of emanation, emission
Derived form verb radiate3
is a kind of emission
is a kind of spread, spreading, action, activity, natural action, natural process
Derived form verb radiate8
Derived form verb radiate3
has particulars: phototherapy, curietherapy, radium therapy, x-ray therapy
CIDE DICTIONARY
radiation, n. [L. radiatio: cf. F. radiation.].
- The act of radiating, or the state of being radiated; emission and diffusion of rays of light; beamy brightness. [1913 Webster]
- The shooting forth of anything from a point or surface, like the diverging rays of light; as, the radiation of heat. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
radiation, n.
1 the act or an instance of radiating; the process of being radiated.
2 Physics a the emission of energy as electromagnetic waves or as moving particles. b the energy transmitted in this way, esp. invisibly.
3 (in full radiation therapy) treatment of cancer and other diseases using radiation, such as X-rays or ultraviolet light.
1 the act or an instance of radiating; the process of being radiated.
2 Physics a the emission of energy as electromagnetic waves or as moving particles. b the energy transmitted in this way, esp. invisibly.
3 (in full radiation therapy) treatment of cancer and other diseases using radiation, such as X-rays or ultraviolet light.
Idiom
radiation chemistry the study of the chemical effects of radiation on matter. radiation sickness sickness caused by exposure to radiation, such as X-rays or gamma rays.
Derivative
radiational adj. radiationally adv.
Etymology
L radiatio (as RADIATE)
THESAURUS
radiation
X ray, actinic ray, actinism, arc lighting, asteroids, atomic beam, atomic ray, attenuation, aurora particles, beam, beam of light, black and white, blackout, broadcast, broadcasting, chiaroscuro, circumfusion, contrast, cosmic particles, cosmic ray bombardment, decorative lighting, diffraction, diffusion, dilution, direct lighting, dispensation, dispersal, dispersion, dissemination, dissipation, distribution, divergence, electric lighting, emanation, emission, enlightenment, evaporation, expansion, festoon lighting, floodlighting, fluorescent lighting, fragmentation, gamma ray, gaslighting, gleam, glow lighting, highlight, highlights, illumination, incandescent lighting, indirect lighting, infrared ray, intergalactic matter, invisible radiation, irradiance, irradiancy, irradiation, leam, light, light and shade, light source, lighting, luminous energy, meteor dust impacts, meteors, overhead lighting, patch, pencil, peppering, photon, photosensitivity, propagation, publication, radiance, radiancy, radiant energy, radiorays, radius, ray, ray of light, ribbon, ribbon of light, scattering, scatterment, shedding, shotgun pattern, sidelight, solar rays, sowing, space bullets, spattering, splay, spoke, spot lighting, spread, spreading, sprinkling, stage lighting, streak, stream, stream of light, streamer, strewing, strip lighting, the bends, tonality, ultraviolet ray, violet ray, visible radiation, volatilization, weightlessnessROGET THESAURUS
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Divergence
N divergence, divergency, divarication, ramification, forking, radiation, separation, dispersion, deviation, aberration, diverging, divergent, radiant, centrifugal, aberrant.Calefaction
N calefaction, increase of temperature, heating, calefaction, tepefaction, torrefaction, melting, fusion, liquefaction, burning, ambustion, combustion, incension, accension, concremation, cremation, scorification, cautery, cauterization, ustulation, calcination, cracking, refining, incineration, cineration, carbonization, cupellation, ignition, inflammation, adustion, flagration, deflagration, conflagration, empyrosis, incendiarism, arson, auto dafe, boiling, coction, ebullition, estuation, elixation, decoction, ebullioscope, geyser, distillation (vaporization), furnace, blanket, flannel, fur, wadding, clothing, still, refinery, fractionating column, fractionating tower, cracking tower, match, incendiary, petroleuse, cauterizer, caustic, lunar caustic, alkali, apozem, moxa, acid, aqua fortis, aqua regia, catheretic, nitric acid, nitrochloro-hydric acid, nitromuriatic acid, radioactivity, gamma rays, alpha particles, beta rays, X-rays, radiation, cosmic radiation, background radiation, radioactive isotopes, tritium, uranium, plutonium, radon, radium, sunstroke, coup de soleil, insolation, pottery, ceramics, crockery, porcelain, china, earthenware, stoneware, pot, mug, terra cotta, brick, clinker, cinder, ash, scoriae, embers, soot, slag, coke, carbon, charcoal, wood alcohol, turpentine, tea tree oil, gasoline, kerosene, naptha, fuel oil (fuel), wax, paraffin, residue, tar, inflammability, combustibility, diathermancy, transcalency, conduction, convection, radiation, radiant heat, heat conductivity, conductivity, thermal expansion, coefficient of expansion, heated, molten, sodden, r_echauff_e, heating, adust, inflammable, combustible, diathermal, diathermanous, burnt, volcanic, radioactive, calefaction, increase of temperature, heating, calefaction, tepefaction, torrefaction, melting, fusion, liquefaction, burning, ambustion, combustion, incension, accension, concremation, cremation, scorification, cautery, cauterization, ustulation, calcination, cracking, refining, incineration, cineration, carbonization, cupellation, ignition, inflammation, adustion, flagration, deflagration, conflagration, empyrosis, incendiarism, arson, auto dafe, boiling, coction, ebullition, estuation, elixation, decoction, ebullioscope, geyser, distillation (vaporization), furnace, blanket, flannel, fur, wadding, clothing, still, refinery, fractionating column, fractionating tower, cracking tower, match, incendiary, petroleuse, cauterizer, caustic, lunar caustic, alkali, apozem, moxa, acid, aqua fortis, aqua regia, catheretic, nitric acid, nitrochloro-hydric acid, nitromuriatic acid, radioactivity, gamma rays, alpha particles, beta rays, X-rays, radiation, cosmic radiation, background radiation, radioactive isotopes, tritium, uranium, plutonium, radon, radium, sunstroke, coup de soleil, insolation, pottery, ceramics, crockery, porcelain, china, earthenware, stoneware, pot, mug, terra cotta, brick, clinker, cinder, ash, scoriae, embers, soot, slag, coke, carbon, charcoal, wood alcohol, turpentine, tea tree oil, gasoline, kerosene, naptha, fuel oil (fuel), wax, paraffin, residue, tar, inflammability, combustibility, diathermancy, transcalency, conduction, convection, radiation, radiant heat, heat conductivity, conductivity, thermal expansion, coefficient of expansion, heated, molten, sodden, r_echauff_e, heating, adust, inflammable, combustible, diathermal, diathermanous, burnt, volcanic, radioactive.Light
N light, ray, beam, stream, gleam, streak, pencil, sunbeam, moonbeam, aurora, day, sunshine, light of day, light of heaven, moonlight, starlight, sunlight, daylight, broad daylight, noontide light, noontide, noonday, noonday sun, glow, glimmering, glint, play of light, flood of light, phosphorescence, lambent flame, flush, halo, glory, nimbus, aureola, spark, scintilla, facula, sparkling, emication, scintillation, flash, blaze, coruscation, fulguration, flame, lightning, levin, ignis fatuus, luster, sheen, shimmer, reflexion, reflection, gloss, tinsel, spangle, brightness, brilliancy, splendor, effulgence, refulgence, fulgor, fulgidity, dazzlement, resplendence, transplendency, luminousness, luminosity, lucidity, renitency, nitency, radiance, radiation, irradiation, illumination, actinic rays, actinism, Roentgen-ray, Xray, photography, heliography, photometer, optics, photology, photometry, dioptrics, catoptrics, chiaroscuro, clairobscur, clear obscure, breadth, light and shade, black and white, tonality, reflection, refraction, dispersion, refractivity, shining, luminous, luminiferous, lucid, lucent, luculent, lucific, luciferous, light, lightsome, bright, vivid, splendent, nitid, lustrous, shiny, beamy, scintillant, radiant, lambent, sheen, sheeny, glossy, burnished, glassy, sunny, orient, meridian, noonday, tide, cloudless, clear, unclouded, unobscured, gairish, garish, resplendent, transplendent, refulgent, effulgent, fulgid, fulgent, relucent, splendid, blazing, in a blaze, ablaze, rutilant, meteoric, phosphorescent, aglow, bright as silver, light as day, bright as day, light as noonday, bright as noonday, bright as the sun at noonday, actinic, photogenic, graphic, heliographic, heliophagous, a day for gods to stoop and men to soar, dark with excessive bright.
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