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radiation |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Radiation \Ra`di*a"tion\, n. [L. radiatio: cf F. radiation.] 1. The act of radiating, or the state of being radiated; emission and diffusion of rays of light; beamy brightness. 2. The shooting forth of anything from a point or surface, like the diverging rays of light; as the radiation of heat. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: radiation n 1: the physical phenomenon of radiating energy in the form of waves or particles 2: the act of radiating
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