Synonyms for irradiation
Definitions
- n. 1
An act of irradiating, or state of being irradiated. a process of sterilization whereby radiation is passed through a bag containing food, utensils, etc., to sterilize the contents.
- n. 2
An act of irradiating, or state of being irradiated. Synonym of radiotherapy.
Related words
- Phrases
- irradiation sickness
Forms
- Plural
- irradiations → radiations, radiotherapies, beams, rays…
Example sentences
- radiation Mercury's surface is blasted by solar radiation.
- radiotherapy Her first course of treatment was radiotherapy.
- beam She wobbled as she walked across the balance beam.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| irradiation | falling | |
| radiation | falling | |
| radiotherapy | steady | |
| actinotherapy | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- ray1
- 4 letters
- beam1
- 5 letters
- shaft1
- 9 letters
- radiation4
- 12 letters
- radiotherapy
- 13 letters
- actinotherapy
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (radiation4 = 4 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- irradiation
- Italiano
- irradiazione