Found 4 items, similar to Radiation.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak)
Definition: radiation
radiasi
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: radiation
bestral, pemancaran
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: radiation
radiation
n 1: energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays
or waves or particles
2: the act of spreading outward from a central source
3: syndrome resulting from exposure to ionizing radiation
(e.g., exposure to radioactive chemicals or to nuclear
explosions); low doses cause diarrhea and nausea and
vomiting and sometimes loss of hair; greater exposure can
cause sterility and cataracts and some forms of cancer and
other diseases; severe exposure can cause death within
hours;
“he was suffering from radiation” [syn:
radiation sickness
,
radiation syndrome]
4: the spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or
electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay [syn:
radioactivity]
5: the spread of a group of organisms into new habitats
6: a radial arrangement of nerve fibers connecting different
parts of the brain
7: (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by
exposure to radiation from a radioactive substance [syn:
radiotherapy,
radiation therapy,
actinotherapy,
irradiation]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Radiation
Radiation
\Ra`di*a"tion\ (r[=a]`d[i^]*[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L.
radiatio: cf. F. radiation.]
1. The act of radiating, or the state of being radiated;
emission and diffusion of rays of light; beamy brightness.
[1913 Webster]
2. The shooting forth of anything from a point or surface,
like the diverging rays of light; as, the radiation of
heat.
[1913 Webster]