radiation
The shooting forth of anything from a point or surface, like diverging rays of light.
Noun 4 meanings
The shooting forth of anything from a point or surface, like diverging rays of light.
“The radiation of love from the crowd was addictive to the young singer-songwriters.”
The process of radiating waves or particles.
The transfer of energy via radiation.
Radioactive energy.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin radiatio, radiationis. By surface analysis, radiate + -ion.
RADIATION at a glance
RADIATION has 9 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (R 1 + A 1 + D 2 + I 1 + A 1 + T 1 + I 1 + O 1 + N 1) and 11 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,468 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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