Definizione monolingua

irradiation

irradiation (countable and uncountable; plural irradiations)

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

Definizione dizionario irradiation

	irradiamento
	La diffusione di un fenomeno da uno stesso punto in diverse direzioni.

	irradiazione
	Exposure to or treatment with light or other electromagnetic radiation or with beams of particles.

Altri significati:

(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.

(uncountable) a process of sterilisation whereby radiation is passed through a bag containing food, utensils, etc., to sterilise the contents.

(obsolete) illumination; irradiance; brilliance.

(obsolete) fig.: mental light or illumination.

An act of irradiating, or state of being irradiated.