Radiation Definition

rādē-āshən
noun
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.
Webster's New World
Emission or propagation of energy in the form of waves or particles.
American Heritage Medicine
Energy radiated or transmitted in the form of waves or particles.
American Heritage Medicine
The rays sent out; radiant energy.
Webster's New World
Energy emitted as electromagnetic waves, as gamma or X-rays, or as energetic nuclear particles, as neutrons, alpha and beta particles, etc.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Radiation

Noun

Singular:
radiation
Plural:
radiations

Origin of Radiation

  • From Latin radiatio.

    From Wiktionary

Radiation Sentence Examples

  • They got a dose of radiation poisoning.

  • We've gotta treat as many people as we can who are suffering from radiation poisoning.

  • The radiation treatments we found in the feds' storage facility worked.

  • At sunrise, the shortwave radiation from the Sun begins to heat the ground.

  • The object of all heating apparatus is the transference of heat from the fire to the various parts of the building it is intended to warm, and this transfer may be effected by radiation, by conduction or by convection.

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Words Starting With

RRARAD

Words Ending With

NONION

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Words Starting With R and Ending With N

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9 Letter Words9 Letter Words Starting With R9 Letter Words Ending With N