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Pronunciation / Transliteration: hōshasen
"太陽の放射線は地球上の生命に不可欠です。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The emission of energy as electromagnetic waves or as moving subatomic particles, especially high-energy particles that cause ionization.
"The radiation from the sun is essential for life on Earth." - 2
The process of emitting energy in the form of waves or particles.
"Radiation therapy is commonly used to treat cancer."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'radius', meaning 'staff' or 'ray of a wheel', which entered English in the late 16th century via French and Latin scientific terminology. The modern physical sense relating to energy emission and atomic particles developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries with the advent of nuclear physics.
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Rayonnement
Transliteration: rayonnement
"Le rayonnement du soleil est essentiel à la vie sur Terre."
Strahlung
Transliteration: strahlung
"Die Strahlung der Sonne ist für das Leben auf der Erde unerlässlich."
Radiazione
Transliteration: radiazione
"La radiazione del sole è essenziale per la vita sulla Terra."
Radiación
Transliteration: radiación
"La radiación del sol es esencial para la vida en la Tierra."
Radiação
Transliteration: radiação
"A radiação do sol é essencial para a vida na Terra."
विकिरण
Transliteration: vikiraṇ
"सूर्य का विकिरण पृथ्वी पर जीवन के लिए आवश्यक है।"
辐射
Transliteration: fúshè
"太阳的辐射对地球上的生命至关重要。"
방사선
Transliteration: bangsaseon
"태양의 방사선은 지구 생명에 필수적입니다."
放射線
Transliteration: hōshasen
"太陽の放射線は地球上の生命に不可欠です。"
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