radiation

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin radiatio.

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˌreɪdiˈeɪʃən/, SAMPA: /%reIdi"eIS@n/
  • (WEAE) IPA: /ɹaɪ.diˈaɪ.ʃən/
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[edit] Noun

Singular
radiation

Plural
radiations

radiation (plural radiations)

  1. The shooting forth of anything from a point or surface, like the diverging rays of light; as, the radiation of heat.
  2. The process of radiating waves or particles.
  3. The transfer of energy via radiation (as opposed to convection or conduction)
  4. Radioactive energy

[edit] Derived terms

[edit] Translations

shooting forth of anything from a point or surface
process of radiating waves or particles
transfer of energy via radiation
radioactive energy
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