different between radiation vs propagation

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)

1. 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).

2. The process of radiating waves or particles.
3. The transfer of energy via radiation (as opposed to convection or conduction).
4. 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)

1. radiation (all meaning)

Related terms

• radier

Further reading

• “radiation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

From Middle French propagation, from Old French propagacion, from Latin propagatio.Morphologically propagate +? -ion

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

propagation (countable and uncountable, plural propagations)

1. the multiplication or natural increase in a population
2. the dissemination of something to a larger area or greater number
3. (physics) the act of propagating, especially the movement of a wave
4. (genetics) the elongation part of transcription
5. (religion) winning new converts
6. some degree of success in the spread of propaganda

Derived terms

Translations

French

Etymology

From Latin pr?p?g?ti?.

Pronunciation

Noun

propagation f (plural propagations)

1. propagation

Related terms

• propager

Further reading

• “propagation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).