radiation
Nouns
- (n) energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or waves or particles
- (n) the act of spreading outward from a central source
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(n) 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
- he was suffering from radiation
- (n) the spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay radioactivity,
- (n) the spread of a group of organisms into new habitats
- (n) a radial arrangement of nerve fibers connecting different parts of the brain
- (n) (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance actinotherapy, radiation therapy, radiotherapy, irradiation,