Irradiation
[ih-rey-dee-ey-shuh n] /ɪˌreɪ diˈeɪ ʃən/
noun
1.
the act of .
2.
the state of being .
3.
intellectual or spiritual enlightenment.
4.
a ray of light; beam.
5.
Optics. the apparent enlargement of an object when seen against a dark background.
6.
the use of x-rays or other forms of radiation for the treatment of disease, the making of x-ray photographs, the manufacture of vitamin D, etc.
7.
exposure or the process of exposure to x-rays or other radiation.
8.
Physics. .
/ɪˌreɪdɪˈeɪʃən/
noun
1.
the act or process of irradiating or the state of being irradiated
2.
the apparent enlargement of a brightly lit object when it is viewed against a dark background
3.
a shaft of light; beam or ray
4.
(med)
5.
another name for radiation, irradiance
n.
1580s, from French irradiation, from Latin *irradiationem, noun of action from past participle stem of irradiare (see irradiate). Originally of light (literally and figuratively); of X-rays, etc., from 1901.
irradiation ir·ra·di·a·tion (ĭ-rā’dē-ā’shən)
n.
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