background vs background radiation

background radiation vs background

background and background radiation both are nouns.

background is a verb but background radiation is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
background	Yes	No	Yes	No
background radiation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, background radiation is a hyponym of background; that is, background radiation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than background:

background: extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured
background radiation: radiation coming from sources other than those being observed

Other hyponyms of background include background noise, ground noise.

background (noun)	background radiation (noun)
scenery hung at back of stage	radiation coming from sources other than those being observed
(computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear
a person's social heritage: previous experience or training
the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground
information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem
extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured
relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation
the state of the environment in which a situation exists

background (verb)	background radiation (verb)
understate the importance or quality of

Difference between background and background radiation

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