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Meaning of 'radiation' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Radiation [ n.]
- The act of radiating, or the state of being radiated; emission and diffusion of rays of light; beamy brightness.
- The shooting forth of anything from a point or surface, like the diverging rays of light; as, the radiation of heat.

Meaning of 'radiation' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . radiation [ n]
Meaning (1):
- 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
Example in sentence:
  • he was suffering from radiation

Nearby Words:

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