Irradiation (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. the act of irradiating.
  2. the state of being irradiated.
  3. intellectual or spiritual enlightenment.
  4. a ray of light; beam.
  5. the apparent enlargement of an object when seen against a dark background.
  6. the use of x-rays or other forms of radiation for the treatment of disease, the making of x-ray photographs, the manufacture of vitamin D, etc.
  7. exposure or the process of exposure to x-rays or other radiation.
  8. irradiance.
noun
  1. the act or process of irradiating or the state of being irradiated
  2. the apparent enlargement of a brightly lit object when it is viewed against a dark background
  3. a shaft of light; beam or ray
  4. med
    • the therapeutic or diagnostic use of radiation, esp X-rays
    • exposure of a patient to such radiation
  5. another name for radiation, irradiance
Irradiation (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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