different between radiation vs irradiate
radiation
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin radiatio, radiationis.Morphologically radiate +? -ion
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??e?.di.?e?.??n/
- (some US dialects) IPA(key): /?a?.di.?a?.??n/
Noun
radiation (countable and uncountable, plural radiations)
- The shooting forth of anything from a point or surface, like diverging rays of light.
- heat radiation
- 2016, Donald R. Prothero, The Princeton Field Guide to Prehistoric Mammals (page 136)
- The second [canid group] is the radiation of dogs in South America that began when the first canids arrived about 3 Ma, after crossing the Panama land bridge (Fig. 5.4).
- The process of radiating waves or particles.
- The transfer of energy via radiation (as opposed to convection or conduction).
- Radioactive energy.
Related terms
- radiate
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- nucleomitophobia
Anagrams
- antiradio
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin radiatio, radiationem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?a.dja.sj??/
Noun
radiation f (plural radiations)
- radiation (all meaning)
Related terms
- radier
Further reading
- “radiation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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irradiate
English
Etymology
Latin irradiatus
Pronunciation
- (verb) IPA(key): /???e?die?t/
- (adjective) IPA(key): /???e?di?t/
Verb
irradiate (third-person singular simple present irradiates, present participle irradiating, simple past and past participle irradiated)
- (transitive, literary, poetic) To throw rays of light upon; to illuminate; to brighten; to adorn with luster.
- c. late 18th century Sir W. Jones, Hymn to Lachsmi
- Thy smile irradiates yon blue fields.
- c. late 18th century Sir W. Jones, Hymn to Lachsmi
- (transitive, literary, poetic) To enlighten intellectually; to illuminate.
- to irradiate the mind
- 1740 or earlier Bishop George Bull, A discourse concerning the spirit of God in the faithful
- And indeed we ought, in these happy intervals, when our understandings are thus irradiated and enlightened, to make a judgment of the state and condition of our souls in the sight of God […]
- (transitive, literary, poetic) To animate by heat or light.
- a. 1676 (written, first published in 1817) , Matthew Hale, A letter of advice to his grandchildren, Matthew, Gabriel, Anne, Mary, and Frances Hale.
- you may subdue and conquer the temperament of your nature, to do all things well-pleasing to him, and that may irradiate and strengthen your souls
- a. 1676 (written, first published in 1817) , Matthew Hale, A letter of advice to his grandchildren, Matthew, Gabriel, Anne, Mary, and Frances Hale.
- (transitive, literary, poetic) To radiate, shed, or diffuse.
- (transitive, literary, poetic) To decorate with shining ornaments.
- (intransitive) To emit rays; to shine.
- (sciences) To apply radiation to.
- (medicine) To treat (a tumour or cancerous growth) with radiation.
- (transitive) To treat (food) with ionizing radiation in order to destroy bacteria.
Translations
Adjective
irradiate
- Illuminated; irradiated; made brilliant or splendid.
- 1801, Robert Southey, Thalaba the Destroyer:
- The co-existent Flame
Knew the Destroyer; it encircled him,
Roll’d up his robe, and gathered round his head,
Condensing to intenser splendour there,
His Crown of Glory, and his Light of Life,
Hovered the irradiate wreath.
- The co-existent Flame
- 1801, Robert Southey, Thalaba the Destroyer:
Related terms
- irradiance
- irradiancy
- irradiant
- irradiation
- irradiative
References
- irradiate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- irradiate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Italian
Verb
irradiate
- second-person plural present indicative of irradiare
- second-person plural imperative of irradiare
- second-person plural present subjunctive of irradiare
- feminine plural of irradiato
Anagrams
- arridiate
- idraterai
- reidratai
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