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Noun irradiation has 6 senses

irradiation - the condition of being exposed to radiation
--₁ is a kind of condition, status

Derived form: verb irradiate₃
beam, beam of light, light beam, ray, ray of light, shaft, shaft of light, irradiation - a column of light (as from a beacon)
--₂ is a kind of light, visible light, visible radiation
--₂ has particulars:
heat ray; high beam; moonbeam, moon ray, moon-ray; sunbeam, sunray; laser beam; low beam

Derived form: verb irradiate₂
irradiation - (physiology) the spread of sensory neural impulses in the cortex
--₃ is a kind of spread, spreading
irradiation - the apparent enlargement of a bright object when viewed against a dark background
--₄ is a kind of illusion, semblance
irradiation - (Pavolvian conditioning) the elicitation of a conditioned response by stimulation similar but not identical to the original stimulus
--₅ is a kind of generalization, generalisation, stimulus generalization, stimulus generalisation
radiotherapy, radiation therapy, radiation, actinotherapy, irradiation - (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to radiation from a radioactive substance
--₆ is a kind of therapy
--₆ has particulars: phototherapy; radium therapy, Curietherapy; X-ray therapy