irradiation

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French irradiacion, from Latin irradiatio. Morphologically irradiate +‎ -ion. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪˌɹeɪdiˈeɪʃən/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === irradiation (countable and uncountable, plural irradiations) An act of irradiating, or state of being irradiated. (uncountable) a process of sterilization whereby radiation is passed through a bag containing food, utensils, etc., to sterilize the contents. Synonym of radiotherapy. (obsolete) illumination; irradiance; brilliance. (obsolete, figurative) mental light or illumination. (obsolete) The apparent enlargement of a bright object seen upon a dark ground, due to the fact that the portions of the retina around the image are stimulated by the intense light; as when a dark spot on a white ground appears smaller, or a white spot on a dark ground larger, than it really is, especially when a little out of focus. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Late Latin irradiatio. By surface analysis, irradier +‎ -ation. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /i.ʁa.dja.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === irradiation f (plural irradiations) irradiation === Further reading === “irradiation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Interlingua == === Noun === irradiation (plural irradiationes) irradiation