Radiation

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Related Terms

English

Etymology

Latin radiatio: compare with French radiation.

Pronunciation

IPA: WEAE /ɹaɪ.diˈaɪ.ʃən/

Noun

radiation (uncountable)

1. The shooting forth of anything from a point or surface, like the diverging rays of light; as, the radiation of heat.
2. The process of radiating waves or particles.
3. The transfer of energy via radiation (as opposed to convection or conduction
4. Radioactive energy

Translations

Danish: stråling Finnish: säteily (1, 3), säteilytys (2) French: radiation German: Strahlung

Hungarian: sugárzás Slovenian: sevanje Turkish: Radyasyon

Related Terms

• background radiation
• electromagnetic radiation
• ionizing radiationda:radiation

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