Radiation (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. Physics.
    • the process in which energy is emitted as particles or waves.
    • the complete process in which energy is emitted by one body, transmitted through an intervening medium or space, and absorbed by another body.
    • the energy transferred by these processes.
  2. the act or process of radiating.
  3. something that is radiated.
  4. radial arrangement of parts.
noun
  1. physics
    • the emission or transfer of radiant energy as particles, electromagnetic waves, sound, etc
    • the particles, etc, emitted, esp the particles and gamma rays emitted in nuclear decay
  2. treatment using a radioactive substance
  3. a group of nerve fibres that diverge from their common source
  4. See adaptive radiation
  5. the act, state, or process of radiating or being radiated
  6. the fixing of points around a central plane table by using an alidade and measuring tape
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