| 释义 |
Noun: radiation `reydee'eyshun- Energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or waves or particles
- The act of spreading outward from a central source
- Syndrome resulting from exposure to ionizing radiation (e.g., exposure to radioactive chemicals or to nuclear explosions); low doses cause diarrhoea and nausea and vomiting and sometimes loss of hair; greater exposure can cause sterility and cataracts and some forms of cancer and other diseases; severe exposure can cause death within hours
"he was suffering from radiation"
- radiation sickness, radiation syndrome - The spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay
- radioactivity - The spread of a group of organisms into new habitats
- A radial arrangement of nerve fibers connecting different parts of the brain
- (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance
- radiotherapy, radiation therapy, actinotherapy, irradiation
Derived forms: radiations See also: radiate Type of: action, activity, emanation, emission, energy, free energy, natural action, natural process, neural structure, spread, spreading, syndrome, therapy Encyclopedia: Radiation Radiation, Radioactivity Radiation, nuclear |