Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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spreading | Yes | No | No | No |
irradiation | Yes | No | No | No |
spreading (noun) | irradiation (noun) |
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act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time | (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance |
the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate | the apparent enlargement of a bright object when viewed against a dark background |
process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space | (Pavolvian conditioning) the elicitation of a conditioned response by stimulation similar but not identical to the original stimulus |
(physiology) the spread of sensory neural impulses in the cortex | |
a column of light (as from a beacon) | |
the condition of being exposed to radiation |