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High-energy radiation that is capable of causing ionization in substances through which it passes; also includes high-energy particles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: non-ionizing radiation
Antonyms: none provided
high-energy radiation capable of producing ionization in substances through which it passes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: radiation
Narrower terms: alpha radiation, alpha ray, beta radiation, beta ray, electron radiation, cosmic ray, neutron radiation, X ray, X-ray, X-radiation, roentgen ray
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
25 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Afrikaans:
ioniserende straling
— high-energy radiation that is capable of causing ionization in substances
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Arabic:
الإشعاعات المؤينة
— high-energy radiation that is capable of causing ionization in substances
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Asturian:
radiación ionizante
— high-energy radiation that is capable of causing ionization in substances
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Belarusian:
іанізавальнае выпраменьванне
(ianizavalʹnaje vypramjenʹvannje)
— high-energy radiation that is capable of causing ionization in substances
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Bulgarian:
йонизиращо лъчение
(jonizirašto lǎčenie)
— high-energy radiation that is capable of causing ionization in substances
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Chinese Mandarin:
電離輻射 /电离辐射
(diànlí fúshè)
— high-energy radiation that is capable of causing ionization in substances
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Czech:
ionizující záření
— high-energy radiation that is capable of causing ionization in substances
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Esperanto:
joniga radiado
— high-energy radiation that is capable of causing ionization in substances
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Finnish:
ionisoiva säteily
— high-energy radiation that is capable of causing ionization in substances
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French:
rayonnement ionisant
— high-energy radiation that is capable of causing ionization in substances
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Georgian:
მაიონიზირებელი გამოსხივება
(maionizirebeli gamosxiveba)
— high-energy radiation that is capable of causing ionization in substances
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Georgian:
მაიონებელი გამოსხივება
(maionebeli gamosxiveba)
— high-energy radiation that is capable of causing ionization in substances
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Georgian:
მაიონიზებელი გამოსხივება
(maionizebeli gamosxiveba)
— high-energy radiation that is capable of causing ionization in substances
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German:
ionisierende Strahlung
— high-energy radiation that is capable of causing ionization in substances
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Hindi:
आयनकारी विकिरण
(āyankārī vikiraṇ)
— high-energy radiation that is capable of causing ionization in substances
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Hungarian:
ionizáló sugárzás
— high-energy radiation that is capable of causing ionization in substances
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Icelandic:
jónandi geislun
— high-energy radiation that is capable of causing ionization in substances
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Norwegian:
ioniserende stråling
— high-energy radiation that is capable of causing ionization in substances
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Portuguese:
radiação ionizante
— high-energy radiation that is capable of causing ionization in substances
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Romanian:
radiație ionizantă
— high-energy radiation that is capable of causing ionization in substances
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Romanian:
iradiere ionizatoare
— high-energy radiation that is capable of causing ionization in substances
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Russian:
ионизи́рующее излуче́ние
(ionizírujuščeje izlučénije)
— high-energy radiation that is capable of causing ionization in substances
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Spanish:
radiación ionizante
— high-energy radiation that is capable of causing ionization in substances
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Swedish:
joniserande strålning
— high-energy radiation that is capable of causing ionization in substances
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Ukrainian:
іонізаційна радіація
(ionizacijna radiacija)
— high-energy radiation that is capable of causing ionization in substances
