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Ionizing radiation that is naturally present in the environment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
radiation coming from sources other than those being observed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: background, background signal
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Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Armenian:
ճառագայթային ֆոն
(čaṙagaytʻayin fon)
— ionizing radiation that is naturally present in the environment
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Chinese Mandarin:
本底輻射 /本底辐射
(běndǐ fúshè)
— ionizing radiation that is naturally present in the environment
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Danish:
baggrundsstråling
— ionizing radiation that is naturally present in the environment
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Dutch:
achtergrondstraling
— ionizing radiation that is naturally present in the environment
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Finnish:
taustasäteily
— ionizing radiation that is naturally present in the environment
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French:
rayonnement de fond
— ionizing radiation that is naturally present in the environment
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German:
Hintergrundstrahlung
— ionizing radiation that is naturally present in the environment
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Hungarian:
háttérsugárzás
— ionizing radiation that is naturally present in the environment
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Icelandic:
bakgrunnsgeislun
— ionizing radiation that is naturally present in the environment
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Norwegian:
bakgrunnsstråling
— ionizing radiation that is naturally present in the environment
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Russian:
радиационный фон
(radiacionnyj fon)
— ionizing radiation that is naturally present in the environment
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Swedish:
bakgrundsstrålning
— ionizing radiation that is naturally present in the environment
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Vietnamese:
phông phóng xạ
— ionizing radiation that is naturally present in the environment