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Irradiation

//ɪˌɹeɪdiˈeɪʃən// noun

Noun

1
An act of irradiating, or state of being irradiated.; a process of sterilization whereby radiation is passed through a bag containing food, utensils, etc., to sterilize the contents. uncountable
2
(medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance wordnet
3
An act of irradiating, or state of being irradiated.; Synonym of radiotherapy. countable, uncountable
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(Pavolvian conditioning) the elicitation of a conditioned response by stimulation similar but not identical to the original stimulus wordnet
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illumination; irradiance; brilliance. countable, obsolete, uncountable

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the apparent enlargement of a bright object when viewed against a dark background wordnet
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mental light or illumination. countable, figuratively, obsolete, uncountable
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(physiology) the spread of sensory neural impulses in the cortex wordnet
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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, especially when a little out of focus. countable, obsolete, uncountable
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a column of light (as from a beacon) wordnet
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the condition of being exposed to radiation wordnet

From Middle French irradiacion, from Latin irradiatio. Morphologically irradiate + -ion.

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