Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: irradiation
IPA transcription: [,ɪɹ,eɪdi'eɪʃən]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: radiotherapy, radiation_therapy, radiation, actinotherapy, irradiation
    Meaning: (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance
  • Synonyms: irradiation
    Meaning: (Pavolvian conditioning) the elicitation of a conditioned response by stimulation similar but not identical to the original stimulus
  • Synonyms: irradiation
    Meaning: the apparent enlargement of a bright object when viewed against a dark background
  • Synonyms: irradiation
    Meaning: (physiology) the spread of sensory neural impulses in the cortex
  • Synonyms: beam, beam_of_light, light_beam, ray, ray_of_light, shaft, shaft_of_light, irradiation
    Meaning: a column of light (as from a beacon)
  • Synonyms: irradiation
    Meaning: the condition of being exposed to radiation
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