irradiation
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irradiation
- /ɪˌɹeɪdiˈeɪʃən/
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
From Middle French irradiacion, from Latin irradiatio. Morphologically irradiate + -ion.
noun irradiations
- a process of sterilization whereby radiation is passed through a bag containing food, utensils, etc., to sterilize the contents.
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Synonym of radiotherapy.
Similar: radiotherapy
- illumination; irradiance; brilliance.
- mental light or illumination.
- 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: radiation therapy, radiotherapy, actinotherapy, radiographic, x-ray, radiation, irradiance, ionisation, ionization, illumination, treatment, dose, xerostomia, outreach, exhibition, referral
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noun an act of irradiating, or state of being irradiated
| हिन्दी | किरणन kiraṇan |
|---|---|
| Português | irradiação |
| Français | irradiation |
| Deutsch | Bestrahlung |
| Italiano | irradiazione |
| Ελληνικά | ακτινοβολία aktinovolía |
| Русский | облуче́ние oblučénije, излуче́ние izlučénije |
| العربية | تَشَعُّع tašaʕʕuʕ, تَشْعِيع tašʕīʕ |
noun a process of sterilisation
| Deutsch | Bestrahlung |
|---|---|
| Italiano | sterilizzazione |
| Ελληνικά | αποστείρωση aposteírosi |
noun obsolete: illumination; irradiance; brilliance
| Italiano | irradiazione |
|---|---|
| Русский | лучеза́рность lučezárnostʹ, блеск blesk, лучи́стость lučístostʹ, сия́ние sijánije, освеще́ние osveščénije |
noun obsolete, figurative: mental light or illumination
| Italiano | illuminazione |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | έκλαμψη éklampsi |
Talk about this word "irradiation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/irradiation. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. irradiation. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/irradiation "irradiation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/irradiation.Cite this
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title = {irradiation},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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