radiation
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- noun
- /ˌreɪdiˈeɪʃən/
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radiación
- In the lab, scientists measured the radiation emitted by the heated materials as it spread outward.
- thermal radiation
- radiation of heat
- heat transfer by radiation
Examples
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How is this heat load dissipated each day through radiation, moist convection, thermal conduction, and subsurface transport?
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And then beyond that all radiation is rejected.
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So if there was only radiation, it would go like that.
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Establish the site of the pain; is there radiation or spreading pain?
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But it's bad when it comes to infrared light, also known as thermal radiation or heat.
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And the radiation that's missing there is going to be the radiation that hits the earth.
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Since radioactive particles travel in a straight line... this tunnel will prevent the spread of radiation.
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All of the skin, outer skin of the building, converts solar-radiation into electrical energy.
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The patient was treated with concurrent chemotherapy and intensity-modulated radiation therapy.
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Heat transfer and energy-efficient houses: Conduction, convection, and radiation as applied to passive heating and cooling systems.
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Synonyms
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A substance like gas or smoke that is released into the air
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Something that comes out from a place, like gas, light or a smell
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Waves like light or sound moving through a material like air
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Power that travels through space as light or radio waves
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A number that shows how well a surface gives off heat as radiation
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The spread of pain or nerve signals beyond their original area
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The spread of something through a place until it is present everywhere
Compounds
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A treatment that uses strong beams of energy to kill cancer cells
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Waves of energy like radio, visible light, and X-rays that move through space
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Low-level energy from natural sources in the environment, like cosmic rays and rocks, not from the thing being tested
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An illness after a large amount of harmful radiation that causes nausea, vomiting, and hair loss
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A weak glow of heat left from the Big Bang that fills the universe
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A faint microwave glow left from the early universe that fills space nearly evenly
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A type of radiation made of tiny uncharged particles from atoms that can harm cells
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A type of energy made of small fast particles released by radioactive materials
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Light and heat given off by an object that absorbs all light, changing colour with temperature
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The light and heat given off by a perfect object that absorbs all light, depending only on its temperature
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The way an antenna sends out signal strength in different directions
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A very small push that light gives to a surface when it hits it
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A stream of very small bits of matter, like atoms, that carries energy and can pass through things
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A ring of charged particles held by Earth's magnetic field that surrounds the planet
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A flow of very small particles from radioactive sources that can pass through matter
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A very small push on a surface caused by particles in a beam of light
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A force from sound waves that pushes on a surface in the way the waves move
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Light that causes chemical changes in materials, such as ultraviolet or visible light
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One species changes into many species that live in different places or do different jobs in nature
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Radiation made of heavy particles that radioactive materials send out
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Waves of energy like light or X-rays that carry energy not matter
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A picture that shows how an antenna sends a signal in different directions
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A tool that measures temperature of hot objects without touching them
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An illness you get from very strong harmful rays that makes you vomit, lose hair, and can cause death
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Waves that carry sound and pictures through the air, like radio and TV signals
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A group of nerve fibers that carries sight signals to the part of the brain that sees
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A rule that shows how much light or heat a perfect object gives at each color for a given temperature
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Etymology
Radiation comes from the Latin radius, meaning 'ray' or 'spoke', and gives the image of lines moving out from a center. That's why radiation also means the process of spreading outward in all directions, like light rays from a bulb.