English

Etymology
Latin radiatio: compare with French radiation.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�reɪdi�eɪ��n/
SAMPA|/%reIdi"eIS@n/
IPA: WEAE /ɹaɪ.di�aɪ.��n/

Noun
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en-noun

1. The shooting forth of anything from a point or surface, like the diverging rays of light; as, the radiation of heat.
2. The process of radiating waves or particles.
3. The transfer of energy via radiation (as opposed to convection or conduction)
4. Radioactive energy

Translations

Czech: zá�ení n
Danish: stråling
Finnish: säteily (1, 3), säteilytys (2)
French: radiation f
German: Strahlung f
Hungarian: sugárzás
Italian: radiazione f, irraggiamento m
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Russian: изл��ение (izlu�énije) n (1,2,3,4), �адиа�и� (radiácija) f (4)
Slovene: sevanje
Turkish: Radyasyon
Welsh: pelydriad (1,2,3), ymbelydredd (4)

Related terms
background radiation
electromagnetic radiation
ionizing radiation

Category:Energy

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