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irradiation
(encz) | irradiation,iradiace n: Zdeněk Brož |
irradiation
(encz) | irradiation,ozáření n: Zdeněk Brož |
irradiation
(gcide) | irradiation \ir*ra`di*a"tion\ ([i^]r*r[=a]`d[i^]*[=a]"sh[u^]n),
n. [Cf. F. irradiation.]
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1. Act of irradiating, or state of being irradiated; as,
irradiation of foods with X-rays can preserve their
freshness by killing the bacteria that cause spoilage .
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2. Illumination; irradiance; brilliancy. --Sir W. Scott.
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3. Fig.: Mental light or illumination. --Sir M. Hale.
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4. (Opt.) 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.
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irradiation
(wn) | irradiation
n 1: the condition of being exposed to radiation
2: a column of light (as from a beacon) [syn: beam, {beam of
light}, light beam, ray, ray of light, shaft, {shaft
of light}, irradiation]
3: (physiology) the spread of sensory neural impulses in the
cortex
4: the apparent enlargement of a bright object when viewed
against a dark background
5: (Pavolvian conditioning) the elicitation of a conditioned
response by stimulation similar but not identical to the
original stimulus
6: (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by
exposure to a radioactive substance [syn: radiotherapy,
radiation therapy, radiation, actinotherapy,
irradiation] |
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