Irradiation

Noun

 * 1) An act of irradiating, or state of being irradiated.
 * 2)  illumination; irradiance; brilliance.
 * 3)  fig.: mental light or illumination.
 * 4)  the apparent enlargement of a bright object seen upon a dark ground, due to the fact that the portions of the retina around the image are stimulated by the intense light; as when a dark spot on a white ground appears smaller, or a white spot on a dark ground larger, than it really is, especially when a little out of focus.
 * 5)  a process of sterilisation whereby radiation is passed through a bag containing food, utensils, etc., to sterilise the contents.

Derived terms

 * photoirradiation

Adjectives for Irradiation
intense; imponderable; hidden; compulsory.

Thesaurus
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Translations

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