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Irradiation   Listen
noun
irradiation  n.  
1.
Act of irradiating, or state of being irradiated; as, irradiation of foods with X-rays can preserve their freshness by killing the bacteria that cause spoilage .
2.
Illumination; irradiance; brilliancy.
3.
Fig.: Mental light or illumination.
4.
(Opt.) The apparent enlargement of a bright object seen upon a dark ground, due to the fact that the portions of the retina around the image are stimulated by the intense light; as when a dark spot on a white ground appears smaller, or a white spot on a dark ground larger, than it really is, esp. when a little out of focus.






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