Irradiation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the condition of being exposed to radiation

a column of light (as from a beacon)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɪɹeɪdɪˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɪɹeɪdɪˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɪɹeɪdɪˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /ˌɪɹeɪdɪˈeɪʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

radiation radiotherapy shaft shaft of light radiation therapy beam ray of light light beam beam of light ray actinotherapy

Word Forms

irradiate	verb	expose to radiation
beamy	adjective	radiating or as if radiating light
beam	verb	emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light
ray	verb	emit as rays
radiotherapist	noun	a medical specialist who uses radioactive substances and X-rays in the treatment of disease

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Bestrahlung

der Zustand, Strahlung ausgesetzt zu sein

🇪🇸Spanish

irradiación

la condición de estar expuesto a la radiación

🇮🇹Italian

irradiazione

la condizione di esposizione alle radiazioni

🇳🇱Dutch

bestraling

de toestand van blootstelling aan straling

🇵🇹Portuguese

irradiação

a condição de estar exposto à radiação

🇷🇺Russian

облучение

состояние воздействия радиации

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विकिरण

विकिरण के संपर्क में आने की स्थिति

🇧🇩Bengali

বিকিরণ

বিকিরণের সংস্পর্শে আসার শর্ত

🇮🇳Tamil

கதிர்வீச்சு

கதிர்வீச்சுக்கு வெளிப்படும் நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

వికిరణం

రేడియేషన్‌కు గురయ్యే పరిస్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

विकिरण

रेडिएशनच्या संपर्कात येण्याची स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઇરેડિયેશન

રેડિયેશનના સંપર્કમાં આવવાની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಕಿರಣ

ವಿಕಿರಣಕ್ಕೆ ಒಡ್ಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വികിരണം

റേഡിയേഷന് വിധേയമാകുന്ന അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਿਰਨ

ਰੇਡੀਏਸ਼ਨ ਦੇ ਸੰਪਰਕ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਉਣ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

شعاع ریزی

تابکاری کے سامنے آنے کی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

辐照

暴露于辐射的情况

🇯🇵Japanese

照射

放射線にさらされた状態

🇰🇷Korean

조사

방사선에 노출된 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự chiếu xạ

tình trạng tiếp xúc với bức xạ

🇹🇭Thai

การฉายรังสี

สภาพของการได้รับรังสี

🇮🇩Indonesian

penyinaran

kondisi terkena radiasi

🇵🇭Filipino

pag-iilaw

ang kalagayan ng pagkakalantad sa radiation

🇲🇾Malay

penyinaran

keadaan terdedah kepada sinaran

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التشعيع

حالة التعرض للإشعاع

🇮🇷Persian

تابش

شرایط قرار گرفتن در معرض تشعشع

🇹🇷Turkish

ışınlama

radyasyona maruz kalma durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַקרָנָה

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