irradiation
English
Etymology
From Middle French irradiacion, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin irradiatio
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
irradiation (countable and uncountable, plural irradiations)
- An act of irradiating, or state of being irradiated.
- (obsolete) illumination; irradiance; brilliance.
- (obsolete, figurative) mental light or illumination.
- (obsolete) The apparent enlargement of a bright object seen upon a dark ground, due to the fact that the portions of the retina around the image are stimulated by the intense light; as when a dark spot on a white ground appears smaller, or a white spot on a dark ground larger, than it really is, especially when a little out of focus.
- (uncountable) a process of sterilisation whereby radiation is passed through a bag containing food, utensils, etc., to sterilise the contents.
Derived terms
Translations
an act of irradiating, or state of being irradiated
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obsolete: illumination; irradiance; brilliance
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obsolete, figurative: mental light or illumination
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obsolete: the apparent enlargement of a bright object seen upon a dark ground
a process of sterilisation
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French
Pronunciation
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Noun
irradiation f (plural irradiations)
Further reading
- “irradiation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Interlingua
Noun
irradiation (plural irradiationes)
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