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radiation — radiational, adj. /ray dee ay sheuhn/, n. 1. Physics. a. the process in which energy is emitted as particles or waves. b. the complete process in which energy is emitted by one body, transmitted through an intervening medium or space, and… … Universalium
alpha radiation — noun the radiation of alpha particles during radioactive decay • Syn: ↑alpha ray • Hypernyms: ↑corpuscular radiation, ↑particulate radiation, ↑ionizing radiation * * * ˈalpha radiation 7 [alpha radiation] … Useful english dictionary
corpuscular radiation — noun a stream of atomic or subatomic particles that may be charged positively (e.g. alpha particles) or negatively (e.g. beta particles) or not at all (e.g. neutrons) (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑particulate radiation • Hypernyms: ↑radiation, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
beta radiation — noun radiation of beta particles during radioactive decay • Syn: ↑beta ray, ↑electron radiation • Hypernyms: ↑corpuscular radiation, ↑particulate radiation, ↑ionizing radiation * * * noun see … Useful english dictionary
electron radiation — noun radiation of beta particles during radioactive decay • Syn: ↑beta radiation, ↑beta ray • Hypernyms: ↑corpuscular radiation, ↑particulate radiation, ↑ionizing radiation … Useful english dictionary
neutron radiation — noun radiation of neutrons (as by a neutron bomb) • Hypernyms: ↑corpuscular radiation, ↑particulate radiation, ↑ionizing radiation … Useful english dictionary
nuclear radiation — Particulate and electromagnetic radiation emitted from atomic nuclei in various nuclear processes. The important nuclear radiations, from the weapon standpoint, are alpha and beta particles, gamma rays, and neutrons. All nuclear radiations are… … Military dictionary
Background radiation — This article is about ionizing radiation. For microwave background radiation from space, see Cosmic background radiation and cosmic background. Thermal radiation emitted by Earth is not considered in this category because it is not ionizing.… … Wikipedia
Electromagnetic radiation — Electromagnetism Electricity · … Wikipedia
Food irradiation — The Radura logo, used to show a food has been treated with ionizing radiation. Food irradiation is the process of exposing food to ionizing radiation[1] to destroy microorganisms, bacteria, viruses, or ins … Wikipedia
