The smaller the body, the more likely the person will suffer from the ill effects of radiation.
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Radiation
//ˌɹæɪ.diˈæɪ.ʃən//
Synonyms for "radiation" (130 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (26)
Strong matches (39)
Related words (65)
leamlightlight and shadelight sourcelightingluminous energymeteormeteor dust impactsmeteorsoverhead lightingpatchpencilpepperingphotonphotosensitivitypropagationpublicationradianceradiancyradiant energy
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radiation sicknessradioraysradiotherapyradiusrayray of lightribbonribbon of lightsaturation pointscatteringscattermentsheddingshotgun patternsidelightsolar rayssowingspace bulletsspatteringsplayspokespot lightingspreadspreadingsprinklingstage lightingstreakstreamstream of lightstreamerstrewingstrip lightingsunthe bendstonalityultraviolet rayviolet rayvisible radiationvolatilizationweightlessnessx ray
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14 entriesSynonyms
2 entriesRelated terms
3 entriesat location
1 entriescapable of
1 entriescoordinate
2 entriesderived
65 entriesShowing 16 of 65 words.
has property
3 entriesis a
7 entriesrelated to
8 entriesTranslations
199 translations across 57 languages.
Albanian
4 entries- rrezatim noun (shooting forth of anything from a point or surface)
- rrezatim noun (process of radiating waves or particles)
- rrezatim noun (radioactive energy)
- rrezatim radioaktiv noun (radioactive energy)
Arabic
2 entries- إِشْعَاع noun (shooting forth of anything from a point or surface)
- إِشْعَاع noun (radioactive energy)
Armenian
4 entries- ճառագայթում noun (shooting forth of anything from a point or surface)
- ճառագայթում noun (process of radiating waves or particles)
- ճառագայթում noun (transfer of energy via radiation)
- ճառագայթում noun (radioactive energy)
Azerbaijani
2 entries- radiasiya noun (radioactive energy)
- şüalanma noun (radioactive energy)
Belarusian
4 entries- выпрамяне́нне noun (shooting forth of anything from a point or surface)
- выпрамяне́нне noun (process of radiating waves or particles)
- выпрамяне́нне noun (transfer of energy via radiation)
- выпрамяне́нне noun (radioactive energy)
Bulgarian
4 entries- излъ́чване noun (process of radiating waves or particles)
- излъ́чване noun (transfer of energy via radiation)
- лъче́ние noun (radioactive energy)
- радиа́ция noun (process of radiating waves or particles)
Catalan
4 entries- radiació noun (shooting forth of anything from a point or surface)
- radiació noun (process of radiating waves or particles)
- radiació noun (transfer of energy via radiation)
- radiació noun (radioactive energy)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 放射 noun (shooting forth of anything from a point or surface)
- 放射 noun (radioactive energy)
- 輻射 /辐射 noun (shooting forth of anything from a point or surface)
- 輻射 /辐射 noun (radioactive energy)
Czech
4 entries- radiace noun (radioactive energy)
- sálání noun (transfer of energy via radiation)
- záření noun (process of radiating waves or particles)
- záření noun (radioactive energy)
Danish
2 entries- stråling noun (radioactive energy)
- varmestråling noun (transfer of energy via radiation)
Dutch
3 entries- straling noun (shooting forth of anything from a point or surface)
- straling noun (process of radiating waves or particles)
- straling noun (radioactive energy)
Esperanto
1 entries- radiado noun (radioactive energy)
Estonian
2 entries- kiirgus noun (radioactive energy)
- radiatsioon noun (radioactive energy)
Finnish
4 entries- säteily noun (shooting forth of anything from a point or surface)
- säteily noun (transfer of energy via radiation)
- säteily noun (radioactive energy)
- säteilyttäminen noun (process of radiating waves or particles)
French
3 entries- radiation noun (shooting forth of anything from a point or surface)
- radiation noun (radioactive energy)
- rayonnement noun (radioactive energy)
Georgian
4 entries- გამოსხივება noun (shooting forth of anything from a point or surface)
- გამოსხივება noun (process of radiating waves or particles)
- გამოსხივება noun (transfer of energy via radiation)
- გამოსხივება noun (radioactive energy)
German
4 entries- Auffächerung noun (diversification of an ancestral species)
- Radiation noun (radioactive energy)
- Radiation noun (diversification of an ancestral species)
- Strahlung noun (shooting forth of anything from a point or surface)
Greek
1 entries- ακτινοβολία noun (radioactive energy)
Hebrew
1 entries- קְרִינָה noun (radioactive energy)
Hindi
1 entries- विकिरण noun (radioactive energy)
Hungarian
4 entries- kisugárzás noun (shooting forth of anything from a point or surface)
- radiáció noun (shooting forth of anything from a point or surface)
- sugárzás noun (shooting forth of anything from a point or surface)
- sugárzás noun (process of radiating waves or particles)
Indonesian
4 entries- radiasi noun (shooting forth of anything from a point or surface)
- radiasi noun (process of radiating waves or particles)
- radiasi noun (transfer of energy via radiation)
- radiasi noun (radioactive energy)
Italian
4 entries- irraggiamento noun (transfer of energy via radiation)
- radiazione noun (shooting forth of anything from a point or surface)
- radiazione noun (process of radiating waves or particles)
- radiazione noun (radioactive energy)
Japanese
3 entries- 放射 noun (shooting forth of anything from a point or surface)
- 放射 noun (radioactive energy)
- 輻射 noun (shooting forth of anything from a point or surface)
Kazakh
3 entries- радиация noun (radioactive energy)
- сәулелендіру noun (process of radiating waves or particles)
- шығару noun (radioactive energy)
Khmer
1 entries- រស្មី noun (radioactive energy)
Korean
3 entries- 방사 noun (shooting forth of anything from a point or surface)
- 방사 noun (radioactive energy)
- 폭사 noun (shooting forth of anything from a point or surface)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- радиация noun (radioactive energy)
Lao
1 entries- ລັງສີ noun (radioactive energy)
Latvian
2 entries- radiācija noun (radioactive energy)
- starojums noun (radioactive energy)
Lithuanian
3 entries- radiacija noun (radioactive energy)
- spinduliavimas noun (radioactive energy)
- spinduliuotė noun (radioactive energy)
Macedonian
2 entries- зрачење noun (radioactive energy)
- радијација noun (radioactive energy)
Malay
2 entries- sinaran noun (shooting forth of anything from a point or surface)
- sinaran noun (radioactive energy)
Māori
4 entries- hihinga noun (shooting forth of anything from a point or surface)
- iraruke noun (radioactive energy)
- parawhiti noun (radioactive energy)
- tūhekenga noun (shooting forth of anything from a point or surface)
Northern Kurdish
1 entries- tîrojdan noun (process of radiating waves or particles)
Norwegian Bokmål
4 entries- stråling noun (process of radiating waves or particles)
- stråling noun (transfer of energy via radiation)
- stråling noun (radioactive energy)
- utstråling noun (shooting forth of anything from a point or surface)
Persian
2 entries- تابش noun (shooting forth of anything from a point or surface)
- پرتو noun (radioactive energy)
Polish
4 entries- promieniowanie noun (shooting forth of anything from a point or surface)
- promieniowanie noun (process of radiating waves or particles)
- promieniowanie noun (transfer of energy via radiation)
- promieniowanie noun (radioactive energy)
Portuguese
4 entries- irradiação noun (shooting forth of anything from a point or surface)
- radiação noun (shooting forth of anything from a point or surface)
- radiação noun (process of radiating waves or particles)
- radiação noun (radioactive energy)
Romanian
2 entries- radiație noun (shooting forth of anything from a point or surface)
- radiație noun (radioactive energy)
Russian
4 entries- излуче́ние noun (shooting forth of anything from a point or surface)
- излуче́ние noun (process of radiating waves or particles)
- излуче́ние noun (transfer of energy via radiation)
- излуче́ние noun (radioactive energy)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- rèididheachd noun (radioactive energy)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- radijácija noun (shooting forth of anything from a point or surface)
- radijácija noun (process of radiating waves or particles)
- radijácija noun (transfer of energy via radiation)
- radijácija noun (radioactive energy)
Slovak
2 entries- radiácia noun (radioactive energy)
- žiarenie noun (radioactive energy)
Slovene
4 entries- radiacija noun (radioactive energy)
- sévanje noun (shooting forth of anything from a point or surface)
- sévanje noun (process of radiating waves or particles)
- sévanje noun (transfer of energy via radiation)
Spanish
4 entries- radiación noun (shooting forth of anything from a point or surface)
- radiación noun (process of radiating waves or particles)
- radiación noun (transfer of energy via radiation)
- radiación noun (radioactive energy)
Swahili
1 entries- mnururisho noun (radioactive energy)
Swedish
4 entries- strålning noun (shooting forth of anything from a point or surface)
- strålning noun (process of radiating waves or particles)
- strålning noun (transfer of energy via radiation)
- strålning noun (radioactive energy)
Tagalog
4 entries- dagalat noun (process of radiating waves or particles)
- dagalat noun (transfer of energy via radiation)
- dagilap noun (radioactive energy)
- ninag noun (shooting forth of anything from a point or surface)
Tajik
3 entries- афканишот noun (radioactive energy)
- партав noun (radioactive energy)
- радиатсия noun (radioactive energy)
Tamil
1 entries- கதிர்வீச்சு noun (radioactive energy)
Thai
1 entries- รังสี noun (radioactive energy)
Turkish
2 entries- radyasyon noun (radioactive energy)
- ışınım noun (process of radiating waves or particles)
Turkmen
1 entries- radiasiýa noun (radioactive energy)
Ukrainian
4 entries- випромі́нення noun (shooting forth of anything from a point or surface)
- випромі́нення noun (process of radiating waves or particles)
- випромі́нення noun (transfer of energy via radiation)
- випромі́нення noun (radioactive energy)
Uzbek
2 entries- nurlanish noun (radioactive energy)
- radiatsiya noun (radioactive energy)
Vietnamese
3 entries- bức xạ noun (shooting forth of anything from a point or surface)
- phóng xạ noun (shooting forth of anything from a point or surface)
- phóng xạ noun (radioactive energy)
Sample sentences
15 total sentences available.
After being exposed to a large amount of radiation, vomiting and diarrhea will start quickly.
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It's evident that human behaviour is more dangerous for the environment than radiation.
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In this paper they made the remarkable prediction that radiation (in the form of photons) from the very hot stages of the universe should still be around today.
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