Radiation

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Table of contents

1 English

1.1 Etymology
1.2 Pronunciation
1.3 Noun

1.3.1 Translations
1.3.2 Related Terms

English

Etymology

Latin radiatio: compare with French radiation.

Pronunciation

IPA: WEAE /ɹaɪ.diˈaɪ.ʃən/

Noun

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

See also w:Radiation Wikipedia on Radiation

Translations

Finnish: säteily (1, 3), säteilytys (2)

Related Terms

background radiation

WordNet Definitions

seven

1. radiation -- (energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or waves or particles).
2. radiation -- (the act of spreading outward from a central source).
3. radiation sickness, radiation syndrome, radiation -- (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").
4. radiation, radioactivity -- (the spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay).
5. radiation -- (the spread of a group of organisms into new habitats).
6. radiation -- (a radial arrangement of nerve fibers connecting different parts of the brain).
7. radiotherapy, radiation therapy, radiation, actinotherapy, irradiation -- ((medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to radiation from a radioactive substance).

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