radiation
- Noun. The shooting forth of anything from a point or surface, like the diverging rays of light; as, the radiation of heat..
- Noun. The process of radiating waves or particles.
- Noun. The transfer of energy via radiation (as opposed to convection or conduction).
- Noun. Radioactive energy.
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