ALL meanings of radiation
ra·di·a·tion
R r - noun radiation The emission of energy as electromagnetic waves or as moving subatomic particles, especially high-energy particles that cause ionization. 1
- noun radiation energy emitted 1
- noun radiation emission of energy 1
- noun radiation Physics. the process in which energy is emitted as particles or waves. the complete process in which energy is emitted by one body, transmitted through an intervening medium or space, and absorbed by another body. the energy transferred by these processes. 1
- noun radiation the act or process of radiating. 1
- noun radiation something that is radiated. 1
- noun radiation radial arrangement of parts. 1
- uncountable noun radiation Radiation consists of very small particles of a radioactive substance. Large amounts of radiation can cause illness and death. 0
- uncountable noun radiation Radiation is energy, especially heat, that comes from a particular source. 0
- noun radiation the emission or transfer of radiant energy as particles, electromagnetic waves, sound, etc 0
- noun radiation the particles, etc, emitted, esp the particles and gamma rays emitted in nuclear decay 0
- noun radiation treatment using a radioactive substance 0
- noun radiation a group of nerve fibres that diverge from their common source 0
- noun radiation the act, state, or process of radiating or being radiated 0
- noun radiation the fixing of points around a central plane table by using an alidade and measuring tape 0
- noun radiation the act or process of radiating; specif., the process in which energy in the form of rays of light, heat, etc. is sent out through space from atoms and molecules as they undergo internal change 0
- noun radiation the rays sent out; radiant energy 0
- noun radiation radial arrangement of parts 0
- noun radiation adaptive radiation 0
- noun radiation energy emitted as electromagnetic waves, as gamma or X-rays, or as energetic nuclear particles, as neutrons, alpha and beta particles, etc. 0
- noun radiation Radiation is the flow of heat from one surface to another by infrared waves (= waves with a longer distance between them than waves of visible light). 0
- noun radiation Radiation is the flow of heat from one surface to another by infrared waves. 0