Irradiation vs. Contamination

Irradiationnoun

An act of irradiating, or state of being irradiated.

Irradiationnoun

(obsolete) illumination; irradiance; brilliance.

Irradiationnoun

mental light or illumination.

Irradiationnoun

(obsolete) 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, especially when a little out of focus.

Irradiationnoun

(uncountable) a process of sterilisation whereby radiation is passed through a bag containing food, utensils, etc., to sterilise the contents.

Irradiationnoun

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 .

Irradiationnoun

Illumination; irradiance; brilliancy.

Irradiationnoun

Fig.: Mental light or illumination.

Irradiationnoun

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.

Irradiationnoun

the condition of being exposed to radiation

Irradiationnoun

a column of light (as from a beacon)

Irradiationnoun

(physiology) the spread of sensory neural impulses in the cortex

Irradiationnoun

the apparent enlargement of a bright object when viewed against a dark background

Irradiationnoun

(Pavolvian conditioning) the elicitation of a conditioned response by stimulation similar but not identical to the original stimulus

Irradiationnoun

(medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to radiation from a radioactive substance

Irradiation

Irradiation is the process by which an object is exposed to radiation. The exposure can originate from various sources, including natural sources.

Contaminationnoun

The act or process of contaminating

Contaminationnoun

Something which contaminates.

Contaminationnoun

(linguistics) A process whereby words with related meanings come to have similar sounds.

Contaminationnoun

The influence of one form (often from a foreign language) on the historical development of another form to which it may be related in meaning.

Contaminationnoun

The process of making a material or surface unclean or unsuited for its intended purpose, usually by the addition or attachment of undesirable foreign substances.

Contaminationnoun

The act or process of contaminating; pollution; defilement; taint; also, that which contaminates.

Contaminationnoun

the state of being contaminated

Contaminationnoun

a substance that contaminates

Contaminationnoun

the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors

Contamination

Contamination is the presence of a constituent, impurity, or some other undesirable element that spoils, corrupts, infects, makes unfit, or makes inferior a material, physical body, natural environment, workplace, etc.