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WordBand 6.5–8Academic (NAWL)
radiation
/ɹaɪ.di.ˈaɪ.ʃən/
noun
energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays, waves or particles.
- “Part of her treatment required that she undergo radiation therapy.”Tatoeba
- “Chemotherapy and radiation cause hair loss, because they prevent cell division.”Tatoeba
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Source: New Academic Word List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)