Irradiation

Word IRRADIATION
Character 11
Hyphenation ir ra di a tion
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Irradiation"

What do we mean by irradiation?

The act of exposing or the condition of being exposed to radiation. noun

The use or application of ionizing radiation, especially in medical treatment and for the sterilization or preservation of food. noun

In neurology, the diffusion of a nervous impulse to parts outside the normal path of conduction. noun

In therapeutics, subjection to the influence of X-rays or other form of radioactivity. noun

In anatomy, the disposition of fibrous or other structures in stellate form. noun

In chem., exposure to radiant light: as, some substances are said to phosphoresce by irradiation. noun

The act of irradiating or emitting beams of light; illumination; brightness emitted; enlightenment. noun

In physics, the phenomenon of the apparent enlargement of an object strongly illuminated, when seen against a dark ground. noun

Act of irradiating, or state of being irradiated. noun

Illumination; irradiance; brilliancy. noun

Fig.: Mental light or illumination. noun

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, esp. when a little out of focus. noun

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

Illumination; irradiance; brilliance. noun

Figurative: mental light or illumination. noun

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. noun

A process of sterilisation whereby radiation is passed through a bag containing food, utensils, etc., to sterilise the contents. noun

(physiology) the spread of sensory neural impulses in the cortex noun

(medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance noun

A column of light (as from a beacon) noun

An act of irradiating, or state of being irradiated.

Illumination; irradiance; brilliance.

Mental light or illumination.

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.

A process of sterilisation whereby radiation is passed through a bag containing food, utensils, etc., to sterilise the contents.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Irradiation

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The word "irradiation" in example sentences

The problem is largely that the term "irradiation" sounds like what might have happened to Blinky, the three-eyed fish that Bart Simpson caught downstream from the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant in a 1990 "Simpsons" TV episode. ❋ Unknown (2011)

If the irradiation is too strong, however, it may give rise to tissue damage, but this may to some extent be prevented by pigmentation of the skin as in the negro or in those much exposed to the sun. ❋ Unknown (1967)

The effect of irradiation is absolutely universal, mutations appear after irradiation within all organisms, from simple viruses and bacteria up to the most highly organized plants and mammals. ❋ Unknown (1964)

One is through irradiation, which is not widely used. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I next set out to determine as precisely as possible how far the factor of fusion, or what Parrish has called irradiation, enters into the judgments. ❋ Various (1889)

This effect is due to irradiation, that is to say, to the glare from a bright surface, giving a deceptive enlargement to its apparent area. ❋ Various (1880)

Wenonah Hauter, the executive director of Food & Water Watch - which calls irradiation "a gross failure" - told me it was "expensive and impractical, a band-aid on the real problems with our food system." ❋ Maggie Koerth-Baker (2011)

Beth Volpe, 60, of Hammond, is one of the women fortunate enough to qualify for and be told about partial breast irradiation, which is great news not only for her but the two sisters, daughter and five granddaughters who have genes in common with her.

It was essentially an 'irradiation' accident, not a 'contamination' accident, as it did not result in any significant release of radioactive materials. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But, looking at examples in medicine such as irradiation devices to treat cancer, we see that inflation-adjusted costs continue to rise. ❋ Unknown (2009)

PAWELSKI: Another kind of irradiation, gamma rays from a radioactive source like cobalt, now used to kill bacteria on food, could also kill anthrax. ❋ Unknown (2001)

Postmaster General Jack Potter has said the Postal Service will invest in equipment and technology to sanitize the mail, and he mentioned in particular the kind of irradiation techniques that are used to irradiate and kill germs on fruit, and meat and other kinds, and the food. ❋ Unknown (2001)

True, it cannot be removed or affected by external factors such as irradiation or sound. ❋ Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- (1983)

He's been led before, you know, down the garden path by symmetry: in certain test results ... in assuming that a mechanism must imply its mirror image - "irradiation," for example, and "reciprocal induction" ... and who'd ever said that either had to exist? ❋ Pynchon, Thomas (1978)

We may, it is probable, best account for it by invoking the summation-irradiation theory of pain-pleasure, the summation of the stimuli in their course through the nerves, aided by capillary congestion, leading to irradiation due to anastomoses between the tactile corpuscles, not to speak of the much wider irradiation which is possible by means of central nervous connections. ❋ Havelock Ellis (1899)

For erotic satisfaction, in its highest planes, is only possible when we have secured for the sexual impulse a high degree of what Colin Scott calls "irradiation," that is to say a wide diffusion through the whole of the psychic organism. ❋ Havelock Ellis (1899)

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