radiation
IPA: reɪdiˈeɪʃʌn
noun
- The shooting forth of anything from a point or surface, like diverging rays of light.
- The process of radiating waves or particles.
- The transfer of energy via radiation.
- Radioactive energy.
- (evolutionary theory, countable) A rapid diversification of an ancestral species into many new forms.
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Examples of "radiation" in Sentences
- The radiation awakens the mummy.
- He is invulnerable to forms of radiation.
- The radiation is intended for the pituitary.
- This results in the exposure of the radiation.
- A diametrical beam of radiation can be used for comparison purposes.
- The source emits a beam of radiation through the rod to the detector.
- Nanoantennas use the infrared radiation of the sun to convert energy.
- The radiation pattern of the beam is independent of the sampling rate.
- The light coming from the sun is thermal radiation from the photosphere.