radiation
The shooting forth of anything from a point or surface, like diverging rays of lightThe shooting forth of anything from a point or surface, like diverging rays of light.
» Is there any danger of radiation?
Gibt es irgendwelche Gefahren durch Strahlung?
Есть ли опасность радиации?
Meaning
5 senses(countable, uncountable)The shooting forth of anything from a point or surface, like diverging rays of light.
The radiation of love from the crowd was addictive to the young singer-songwriters.
Strahlung
излуче́ниеizlučénije
випромі́нюванняvypromínjuvannja, випромі́ненняvypromínennja
(countable, uncountable)The process of radiating waves or particles.
Strahlung
излуче́ниеizlučénije
випромі́нюванняvypromínjuvannja, випромі́ненняvypromínennja
energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or waves or particles
(countable, uncountable)The transfer of energy via radiation.
излуче́ниеizlučénije
випромі́нюванняvypromínjuvannja, випромі́ненняvypromínennja
(countable, uncountable)Radioactive energy.
Strahlung, Radiation
радиа́цияradiácija, излуче́ниеizlučénije
радіа́ціяradiácija, випромі́нюванняvypromínjuvannja, випромі́ненняvypromínennja
(countable)A rapid diversification of an ancestral species into many new forms.
Radiation, Auffächerung
the spread of a group of organisms into new habitats
Examples
76 sentencesIs there any danger of radiation?
ruЕсть ли опасность радиации?
deGibt es irgendwelche Gefahren durch Strahlung?
Do cell phones give off radiation?
Do mobile phones give off radiation?
Radiation levels are within acceptable limits.
Radiation is a big concern.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin radiatio, radiationis. By surface analysis, radiate + -ion.Borrowed from Latin radiatio, radiationis. By surface analysis, radiate + -ion.
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Forms
plural: radiations| Singular | radiation |
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Synonyms
7 synonyms- the spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay:radioactivity
- (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance:radiotherapyradiation therapyactinotherapyirradiation
- syndrome resulting from exposure to ionizing radiation (e.g., exposure to radioactive chemicals or to nuclear explosions); low doses cause diarrhea and nausea and vomiting and sometimes loss of hair; greater exposure can cause sterility and cataracts and some forms of cancer and other diseases; severe exposure can cause death within hours:radiation sicknessradiation syndrome
Word family
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable