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1. radiation
noun. ['ˌreɪdiːˈeɪʃən'] energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or waves or particles.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- radiatio (Latin)
Rhymes with Radiation Sickness
- quickness
- thickness
Sentences with radiation-sickness
1. Noun Phrase
Exposure to high levels of radiation causes a condition known as radiation sickness.
2. radiation
noun. ['ˌreɪdiːˈeɪʃən'] the act of spreading outward from a central source.
Antonyms
Etymology
- radiatio (Latin)
3. radiation
noun. ['ˌreɪdiːˈeɪʃən'] the spread of a group of organisms into new habitats.
Antonyms
Etymology
- radiatio (Latin)
4. radiation
noun. ['ˌreɪdiːˈeɪʃən'] (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance.
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Antonyms
Etymology
- radiatio (Latin)
5. radiation
noun. ['ˌreɪdiːˈeɪʃən'] 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.
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Antonyms
Etymology
- radiatio (Latin)
6. radiation
noun. ['ˌreɪdiːˈeɪʃən'] a radial arrangement of nerve fibers connecting different parts of the brain.
Antonyms
Etymology
- radiatio (Latin)
7. radiation
noun. ['ˌreɪdiːˈeɪʃən'] the spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay.
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Antonyms
Etymology
- radiatio (Latin)
8. sickness
noun. ['ˈsɪknəs'] impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism.
Synonyms
- toxemia
- caisson disease
- condition
- aeroembolism
- ozone sickness
- anuresis
- gastrointestinal disorder
- prostration
- lead poisoning
- ill health
- saturnism
- toxaemia of pregnancy
- collapse
- toxemia of pregnancy
- indisposition
- unwellness
- hypermotility
- plumbism
- malady
- food poisoning
- growth
- gas embolism
- catastrophic illness
- amyloidosis
- air embolism
- unhealthiness
- decompression sickness
- bends
- health problem
- disease
- toxaemia
- ague
- illness