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Meaning of radiation

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

radiation

Pronunciation:/ɹaɪ.di.ˈaɪ.ʃən/

noun

Definitions

  1. The shooting forth of anything from a point or surface, like diverging rays of light.

    Example: heat radiation

  2. The process of radiating waves or particles.

  3. The transfer of energy via radiation (as opposed to convection or conduction).

  4. Radioactive energy.