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radiation

/ radiation /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the act of spreading outward from a central source
Type of:
emission emanation
Kinds of:
bombardment
Derived:
radiate ray
noun Sense 2
a radial arrangement of nerve fibers connecting different parts of the brain
Type of:
neural structure
Derived:
radiate ray
noun Sense 3
the spread of a group of organisms into new habitats
Type of:
spread spreading natural process
Kinds of:
adaptive radiation
Derived:
diversify radiate
noun Sense 4
energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or waves or particles
Type of:
energy
Kinds of:
ionizing radiation cosmic radiation electromagnetic radiation electromagnetic wave nonparticulate radiation
Derived:
radiate
noun Sense 5
the spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay
Type of:
emission
Kinds of:
corpuscular radiation particulate radiation
noun Sense 6
(medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to radiation from a radioactive substance
Type of:
therapy
Kinds of:
phototherapy radium therapy Curietherapy X-ray therapy
Domain:
medicine medical specialty
noun Sense 7
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
Type of:
syndrome
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
30
Times Searched
2
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emission emanation bombardment neural structure spread spreading natural process adaptive radiation energy ionizing radiation cosmic radiation electromagnetic radiation