Synonyms for radiation
ˌreɪ diˈeɪ ʃənra·di·a·tion

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1. radiationnoun

   energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or waves or particles

   Synonyms:
   radiation sickness, radioactivity, actinotherapy, irradiation, radiotherapy, radiation therapy, radiation syndrome

2. radiationnoun

   the act of spreading outward from a central source

   Synonyms:
   radiation sickness, radioactivity, actinotherapy, irradiation, radiotherapy, radiation therapy, radiation syndrome

3. radiation sickness, radiation syndrome, radiationnoun

   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"

   Synonyms:
   radiation sickness, radiation syndrome, radiation therapy, actinotherapy, radiotherapy, radioactivity, irradiation

4. radiation, radioactivitynoun

   the spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay

   Synonyms:
   radiation sickness, radiation syndrome, radioactivity, radiation therapy, actinotherapy, radiotherapy, irradiation

5. radiationnoun

   the spread of a group of organisms into new habitats

   Synonyms:
   radiation sickness, radioactivity, actinotherapy, irradiation, radiotherapy, radiation therapy, radiation syndrome

6. radiationnoun

   a radial arrangement of nerve fibers connecting different parts of the brain

   Synonyms:
   radiation sickness, radioactivity, actinotherapy, irradiation, radiotherapy, radiation therapy, radiation syndrome

7. radiotherapy, radiation therapy, radiation, actinotherapy, irradiationnoun

   (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance

   Synonyms:
   radiation sickness, radiation syndrome, beam of light, light beam, shaft, ray of light, beam, ray, radiation therapy, actinotherapy, radiotherapy, radioactivity, irradiation, shaft of light

Matched Categories

1. • Emission
   • Energy
   • Medicine
   • Natural Process
   • Neural Structure
   • Spread
   • Syndrome
   • Therapy

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. radiationnoun

   Synonyms:
   irradiance, irradiation, emission of rays

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. radiationnoun

   Synonyms:
   irradiance, irradiation, divergence

   Antonyms:
   convergence

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1. List of paraphrases for "radiation":

   radiological, irradiation, write-offs, deregistration, cancellation, de-listing, write-off, radiotherapy, outreach, radioactive, delisting, rays, radioactivity, radiated, radiative, irradiance, radiating, deletions, radii, ionizing, reach, graduation, deletion, radiant, atomic

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. radiation

   Synonyms:
   Illustration The symbol is the internationally sanctioned indicator for the presence of radioactivity; well-known effects of radiation include changes in cells, especially those with rapid turnover-e.g., colon, haematopoietic tissues

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1. John Bucher:

   These experimental animal studies are but one approach to understanding whether exposures to radiofrequency radiation pose a risk to human health.

2. Adam Friedman:

   Most are pretty efficient at blocking UV radiation, if you are using a mask, I'm a big fan of mineral sunscreens and stick sunscreens... the stick adheres to skin a little bit better and doesn't get as runny as liquid.

3. Andrew Schurer:

   The eruption injected a huge amount of sulphur dioxide into the stratosphere, which would have quickly spread across the world, oxidising to form sulphate aerosols, these volcanic aerosols reduce net shortwave radiation causing widespread, long lasting surface cooling. They also lead to a reduction in global rainfall, while wettening some dry regions and causing dynamic changes in the large-scale circulation of both ocean and atmosphere.

4. Madelaine Atteberry:

   When the dinosaurs went extinct, access to different foods and environments enabled mammals to flourish and diversify rapidly in their tooth anatomy and evolve larger body size, they clearly took advantage of this opportunity, as we can see from the radiation of new mammal species that took place in a relatively short amount of time following the mass extinction.

5. Bill Murtagh:

   For many people now who fly from the US to Asia, a lot of these flights go polar. These energetic particles, these radiation storms, when it hits Earth, these particles will slow down the magnetic field lines and concentrate in the high latitudes near the southern and northern pole.