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Radiation |Reɪdɪˈeɪʃ(ə)N| Noun Physics Emission Energy Electromagnetic Waves

Front radiation
|reɪdɪˈeɪʃ(ə)n|
Back noun
1
Physics
the emission of energy as electromagnetic waves or as moving subatomic particles, especially high-energy particles which cause ionization.
2
chiefly Biology
divergence out from a central point, in particular evolution from an ancestral animal or plant group into a variety of new forms.

DERIVATIVES
radiational
adjective
,
radiationally
adverb

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