Radiation Definition & Meaning
radiation
- noun
- energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or waves or particles
- the act of spreading outward from a central source
- 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"
- the spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay
- the spread of a group of organisms into new habitats
- a radial arrangement of nerve fibers connecting different parts of the brain
- (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance
"Radiation" in song lyrics
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"Breeding ignorance, feeding radiation"
1200 Techniques — Eye of the Storm -
"It's a overkill, expose to nuclear radiation"
Ill Bill — Overkill -
"Operation sunray, UV radiation"
Lootpack f/ God's Gift — Verbal Experiments
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- What does radiation mean?
- energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or waves or particles the act of spreading outward from a central source 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
- What part of speech is radiation?
- Radiation is a noun.
- How many definitions does radiation have?
- Radiation has 7 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).