irradiation

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

radiation

ray

radiation therapy

shaft

actinotherapy

beam of light

beam

shaft of light

ray of light

light beam

radiotherapy

shine

abjection

radiating

refulgence

exposure to radiation

radiancy

blaze

eject

emanation

emission

emit

emittance

exposure

gleam

lustre

radial

radiance

Translations

irradiation

Bestrahlung

irradiación

irradiazione

bestraling

irradiamento

irradiação

ακτινοβολία

إشعاع

ακτινοβόληση

radiothérapie

Ausstrahlung

Abstrahlung

إشعاعات

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪˌɹeɪdiˈeɪʃən/

Etymology

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