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irradiation

noun
/ɪˌɹeɪdiˈeɪʃən/

Etymology

From Middle French irradiacion, from Latin irradiatio. Morphologically irradiate + -ion.

  1. derived from irradiacion

Definitions

  1. An act of irradiating, or state of being irradiated.

  2. illumination

    illumination; irradiance; brilliance.

  3. mental light or illumination.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. The apparent enlargement of a bright object seen upon a dark ground, due to the fact that…

      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.

The neighborhood

Derived

chemoirradiation, irradiation illusion, irradiation sickness, microirradiation, photoirradiation, postirradiation, reirradiation, X-irradiation

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for irradiation. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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