irradiation

1. An act of irradiating, or state of being irradiated.

   (uncountable)A process of sterilization whereby radiation is passed through a bag containing food, utensils, etc., to sterilize the contents.

   Bestrahlung, Bestrahlung

   облуче́ниеoblučénije, излуче́ниеizlučénije

2. (countable, uncountable)Synonym of radiotherapy.

3. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)Illumination; irradiance; brilliance.

   лучеза́рностьlučezárnostʹ, блескblesk, лучи́стостьlučístostʹ

4. (countable, figuratively, obsolete, uncountable)Mental light or illumination.

   a column of light (as from a beacon)

5. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)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.

   the apparent enlargement of a bright object when viewed against a dark background

1. Red Light Irradiation was a word that was used on a daily basis in the GDR.

   deRotlichtbestrahlung war ein Wort, das in der DDR täglich gebraucht wurde.

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