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放射,发射;放射物;散热器;射线疗法
资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Radiation \Ra`di*a"tion\, n. [L. radiatio: cf. F. radiation.]
1. The act of radiating, or the state of being radiated;
emission and diffusion of rays of light; beamy brightness.
2. The shooting forth of anything from a point or surface,
like the diverging rays of light; as, the radiation of
heat.
资料来源 : WordNet®
radiation
n 1: energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays
or waves or particles
2: the act of spreading outward from a central source
3: syndrome resulting from exposure to ionizing radiation
(e.g., exposure to radioactive chemicals or to nuclear
explosions); low doses cause diarrhea and nausea and
vomiting and sometimes loss of hair; greater exposure can
cause sterility and cataracts and some forms of cancer and
other diseases; severe exposure can cause death within
hours; "he was suffering from radiation" [syn: {radiation
sickness}, {radiation syndrome}]
4: the spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or
electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay [syn: {radioactivity}]
5: the spread of a group of organisms into new habitats
6: a radial arrangement of nerve fibers connecting different
parts of the brain
7: (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by
exposure to radiation from a radioactive substance [syn: {radiotherapy},
{radiation therapy}, {actinotherapy}, {irradiation}]