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English noun: irradiation | |||
| 1. | irradiation (state) the condition of being exposed to radiation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | condition, status | ||
| 2. | irradiation (phenomenon) a column of light (as from a beacon) | ||
| Synonyms | beam, beam of light, light beam, ray, ray of light, shaft, shaft of light | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | light, visible light, visible radiation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | heat ray, high beam, laser beam, low beam, moon ray, moon-ray, moonbeam, sunbeam, sunray | ||
| 3. | irradiation (event) (physiology) the spread of sensory neural impulses in the cortex | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | spread, spreading | ||
| Domain category | physiology | ||
| 4. | irradiation (cognition) the apparent enlargement of a bright object when viewed against a dark background | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | illusion, semblance | ||
| 5. | irradiation (cognition) (Pavolvian conditioning) the elicitation of a conditioned response by stimulation similar but not identical to the original stimulus | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | generalisation, generalization, stimulus generalisation, stimulus generalization | ||
| 6. | irradiation (act) (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance | ||
| Synonyms | actinotherapy, radiation, radiation therapy, radiotherapy | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | therapy | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Curietherapy, phototherapy, radium therapy, X-ray therapy | ||
| Domain category | medical specialty, medicine | ||
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