Radiation

  • 11Radiation — Radiatiōn (lat.), Strahlung, insbes. Sonnenstrahlung (s.d.); auch Durchstreichung mit sich kreuzenden Strichen …

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  • 12Radiation — Radiation,die:⇨Strahlung …

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  • 13radiation — ► NOUN 1) the action or process of radiating. 2) energy emitted as electromagnetic waves or subatomic particles …

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  • 14radiation — radiational, adj. /ray dee ay sheuhn/, n. 1. Physics. a. the process in which energy is emitted as particles or waves. b. the complete process in which energy is emitted by one body, transmitted through an intervening medium or space, and… …

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  • 15radiation — 1. radiation [ radjasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1378; du lat. médiév. radiare, latinisation de rayer par fausse étym. ♦ Action de radier (qqn ou plus rarement qqch.) d une liste, d un registre. Sa radiation des listes électorales. Dr. Radiation du barreau (d… …

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  • 16radiation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ background ▪ low level ▪ damaging, harmful ▪ electromagnetic, gravitational, microwave, n …

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  • 17radiation — 01. Some of the people who died in Hiroshima were killed by [radiation], rather than the actual bomb blast. 02. Workers at the nuclear power plant were exposed to [radiation] during the leak. 03. [Radiation] spread throughout large parts of… …

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  • 18RADIATION — s. f. T. de Finance et de Palais. Action de rayer. Il se dit Lorsque, par autorité judiciaire ou administrative, on raye quelque article d un compte, ou l on biffe quelque acte, quelques parties d un écrit, pour les annuler. Cet article est sujet …

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  • 19radiation — ra|di|a|tion [ ,reıdi eıʃn ] noun uncount ** 1. ) a form of energy produced during a nuclear reaction that is used for making electrical power but can also kill or harm humans who receive too much of it: There is a clear link between exposure to… …

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  • 20radiation — [[t]re͟ɪdie͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT: also N in pl, oft N n Radiation consists of very small particles of a radioactive substance. Large amounts of radiation can cause illness and death. They suffer from health problems and fear the long term… …

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