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RADIATION
radiotherapy, radiation therapy, radiation, actinotherapy, irradiation
(noun) (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance
radiation
(noun) the act of spreading outward from a central source
radiation
(noun) a radial arrangement of nerve fibers connecting different parts of the brain
radiation
(noun) the spread of a group of organisms into new habitats
radiation
(noun) energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or waves or particles
radiation, radioactivity
(noun) the spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
radiation (countable and uncountable, plural radiations)
The shooting forth of anything from a point or surface, like diverging rays of light.
The process of radiating waves or particles.
The transfer of energy via radiation (as opposed to convection or conduction).
Radioactive energy.
Anagrams
• antiradio
Source: Wiktionary
Ra`di*a"tion, n. Etym: [L. radiatio: cf. F. radiation.]
1. The act of radiating, or the state of being radiated; emission and diffusion of rays of light; beamy brightness.
2. The shooting forth of anything from a point or surface, like the diverging rays of light; as, the radiation of heat.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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