Engelsk navneord: radiation |
1. | radiation (om fænomen) energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or waves or particles |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | energy, free energy |
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| Mere specifikke termer | cosmic radiation, electromagnetic radiation, electromagnetic wave, ionizing radiation, nonparticulate radiation, solar radiation |
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2. | radiation (om handling) the act of spreading outward from a central source |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | emanation, emission |
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| Mere specifikke termer | bombardment |
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3. | radiation (om tilstand) 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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| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He was suffering from radiation.
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| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | radiation sickness, radiation syndrome |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | syndrome |
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4. | radiation (om proces) the spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay |
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| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | radioactivity |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | emission |
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| Mere specifikke termer | corpuscular radiation, particulate radiation |
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5. | radiation (om begivenhed) the spread of a group of organisms into new habitats |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | action, activity, natural action, natural process, spread, spreading |
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| Mere specifikke termer | adaptive radiation |
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6. | radiation (i anatomi) a radial arrangement of nerve fibers connecting different parts of the brain |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | neural structure |
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7. | radiation (om handling) (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance |
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| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | actinotherapy, irradiation, radiation therapy, radiotherapy |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | therapy |
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| Mere specifikke termer | Curietherapy, phototherapy, radium therapy, X-ray therapy |
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| Overordnet emneområde | medical specialty, medicine |
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