irradiation

Betekenis (Engels)

  1. (uncountable) An act of irradiating, or state of being irradiated.
  2. (countable, uncountable) An act of irradiating, or state of being irradiated.
  3. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) illumination; irradiance; brilliance.
  4. (countable, figuratively, obsolete, uncountable) mental light or illumination.
  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.

Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ɪˌɹeɪdiˈeɪʃən/
Etimologie (Engels)

From Middle French irradiacion, from Latin irradiatio. Morphologically irradiate + -ion.

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