Irradiation

noun

An act of irradiating, or state of being irradiated.

Definition

  1. (noun) An act of irradiating, or state of being irradiated.
  2. (noun) Illumination; irradiance; brilliance.
  3. (noun) Mental light or illumination.
  4. (noun) 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.
  5. (noun) A process of sterilisation whereby radiation is passed through a bag containing food, utensils, etc., to sterilise the contents.

Word stats

  • Irradiation contains 11 letters: 6 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
  • It uses 7 unique letters.
  • Estimated syllable count: 4.
  • Scrabble-style letter score: 12.

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What does Irradiation mean?

An act of irradiating, or state of being irradiated.

How many letters are in Irradiation?

Irradiation has 11 letters.

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