Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

radiation

[ray-dee-ay-shuhn] / ˌreɪ diˈeɪ ʃən /




Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Four studies from MEGATRON, published in the Open Journal of Astrophysics, combine advanced cosmological simulations with detailed models of radiation, chemistry and galaxy formation.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026

The results indicate that less detailed models may underestimate how strongly stellar radiation and complex chemical processes affect the gas surrounding galaxies.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026

Still, space-based data centers face many challenges, from costs to radiation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

This ancient radiation was released when the early universe cooled enough for light to travel freely through what had previously been a hot, dense plasma.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

Following the explosion in unit 1, operators in the control room next to it didn’t have a lot of options to reduce their radiation exposure.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

There were radiations of hoofed mammals; of primates including our ancestors; of whales and dolphins; of the all-time biggest sharks.

From Salon ● Feb. 17, 2025

The link between a tendency to explore and colonize new environments and rapid evolution could help explain adaptive radiations in other species, says Daniel Moen, an evolutionary biologist at the University of California, Riverside.

From Science Magazine ● Apr. 24, 2024

The ultimate causes, or triggers, of adaptive radiations is one of the big mysteries in biology.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 22, 2024

Due to this reproductive isolation, New World monkeys and Old World monkeys underwent separate adaptive radiations over millions of years.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015

Consequently, it would no longer be possible to compel “all those interested in nuclear physics and penetrating radiations to come to Berkeley.”

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




Vocabulary lists containing radiation


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 14,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training