Plain brewed coffee contains almost no calories, while coffee with dairy products, sugar, and other flavorings is much higher in calories. An espresso has 20 calories. A nonfat latte has 72, while a flavored one has 134.
IRRADIATION
radiotherapy, radiation therapy, radiation, actinotherapy, irradiation
(noun) (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance
irradiation
(noun) (Pavolvian conditioning) the elicitation of a conditioned response by stimulation similar but not identical to the original stimulus
irradiation
(noun) the apparent enlargement of a bright object when viewed against a dark background
irradiation
(noun) (physiology) the spread of sensory neural impulses in the cortex
beam, beam of light, light beam, ray, ray of light, shaft, shaft of light, irradiation
(noun) a column of light (as from a beacon)
irradiation
(noun) the condition of being exposed to radiation
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
irradiation (countable and uncountable, plural irradiations)
An act of irradiating, or state of being irradiated.
(obsolete) illumination; irradiance; brilliance.
(obsolete, figurative) mental light or illumination.
(obsolete) The apparent enlargement of a bright object seen upon a dark ground, due to the fact that the portions of the retina around the image are stimulated by the intense light; as when a dark spot on a white ground appears smaller, or a white spot on a dark ground larger, than it really is, especially when a little out of focus.
(uncountable) a process of sterilisation whereby radiation is passed through a bag containing food, utensils, etc, to sterilise the contents.
Source: Wiktionary
Ir*ra`di*a"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. irradiation.]
1. Act of irradiating, or state of being irradiated.
2. Illumination; irradiance; brilliancy. Sir W. Scott.
3. Fig.: Mental light or illumination. Sir M. Hale.
4. (Opt.)
Definition: The apparent enlargement of a bright object seen upon a dark ground, due to the fact that the portions of the retina around the image are stimulated by the intense light; as when a dark spot on a white ground appears smaller, or a white spot on a dark ground larger, than it really is, esp. when a little out of focus.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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