irradiation

[ih-rey-dee-ey-shuhn] / ɪˌreɪ diˈeɪ ʃən /

NOUN

edification

Synonyms

STRONG

betterment elevation elucidation enhancement enlightenment guidance illumination information instruction knowledge learning nurture schooling teaching tuition uplifting

Antonyms

STRONG

ignorance

WEAK

destruction worsening

NOUN

light

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bulb candle daylight flash glare glow lamp lantern radiation ray star sun sunshine window

STRONG

aurora beacon blaze brightness brilliance brilliancy coruscation dawn daybreak daytime effulgence emanation flare gleam glimmer glint glitter illumination incandescence lambency lighthouse luminosity luster morn morning phosphorescence radiance refulgence scintillation sheen shine sparkle splendor sunbeam sunrise taper torch

WEAK

fulgor

Antonyms

STRONG

darkness dimness dullness eventide sundown sunset

WEAK

dark night obscurity

NOUN

ray

Synonyms

STRONGEST

glimmer light radiation

STRONG

bar blaze blink emanation flash flicker gleam glint glitter hint incandescence moonbeam patch pencil radiance scintilla shaft shine spark sparkle streak stream sunbeam trace wave

Antonyms

STRONG

dullness

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He even visited a nuclear research facility in India to learn more about the irradiation process.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

In south India, there is exactly one irradiation center, in Bengaluru, creating a bottleneck every spring.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

In addition to demonstrating how electron irradiation drives polymerization and restructuring, the experiment revealed TEM's potential for studying controlled reactions in other organic molecules as well.

From Science Daily • Oct. 29, 2025

Another possibility was that the aurora was due to resonant scattering of nitrogen molecular ions caused by sunlight irradiation.

From Science Daily • Dec. 5, 2024

First direct irradiation of a patient, November 20, 1939.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

irradiation

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