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KK Pronunciation

〔 ˏIredIˋeʃәn,IˏredI- 〕

Pronunciation

〔 iˏreidiˊeiʃn 〕


Overview of noun irradiation

The noun irradiation has 6 senses


  • irradiation -- (the condition of being exposed to radiation)

  • beam, beam of light, light beam, ray, ray of light, shaft, shaft of light, irradiation -- (a column of light (as from a beacon))

  • irradiation -- ((physiology) the spread of sensory neural impulses in the cortex)

  • irradiation -- (the apparent enlargement of a bright object when viewed against a dark background)

  • irradiation -- ((Pavolvian conditioning) the elicitation of a conditioned response by stimulation similar but not identical to the original stimulus)

  • radiotherapy, radiation therapy, radiation, actinotherapy, irradiation -- ((medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance)