Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

irradiation

/ɪˌɹeɪdiˈeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.09 in modern English

Syllables
ir-ra-di-a-tion
IPA
/ɪˌɹeɪdiˈeɪʃən/
12
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An act of irradiating, or state of being irradiated.

Uncountable

noun

An act of irradiating, or state of being irradiated.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

illumination; irradiance; brilliance.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

mental light or illumination.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

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.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle French irradiacion, from Latin irradiatio. Morphologically irradiate + -ion.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

irradiations (plural)

Derived Forms

chemoirradiation microirradiation photoirradiation postirradiation reirradiation

Phrases

irradiation illusion irradiation sickness X-irradiation

Frequently Paired Words

nonirradiating unirradiated

Synonyms

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

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization nation location application

Questions

How do you pronounce irradiation?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˌɹeɪdiˈeɪʃən/.
What does irradiation mean?
An act of irradiating, or state of being irradiated.
Where does irradiation come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

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