radiation

radiation
noun
[mass noun]
  1. (Physics)the emission of energy as electromagnetic waves or as moving subatomic particles, especially high-energy particles which cause ionization
    (物理)辐射,辐射作用
    ■the energy transmitted in this way
    辐射能;放射线,放射物;核离子
  2. (chiefly Biology)divergence out from a central point, in particular evolution from an ancestral animal or plant group into a variety of new forms
    (主生)发散状分化,辐射形进化
派生
radiational
adjective
radiationally
adverb
语源
  1. late Middle English (denoting the action of sending out rays of light): from Latin radiatio(n-), from radiare 'emit rays' (see radiate)
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