nuclear radiation

Noun

Meaning

Radiation produced by an atomic nucleus

Ionizing radiation

Radiation from radioactive decay

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

beta radiation radiant energy ionizing

Examples

Klein goes after her, attempting to warn her about the effects of the nuclear radiation that – though invisible, intangible, and tasteless – is going through her cells like x-rays, but Denise, ignoring this warning, tries to run from him. Source: Internet

The area was, and still is, so contaminated with nuclear radiation that many of the evacuees were never permitted to return to their homes. Source: Internet

In his 1988 book The Ages of Gaia he states: "I have never regarded nuclear radiation or nuclear power as anything other than a normal and inevitable part of the environment. Source: Internet

Musicians have also experimented with gamma sonification, or using nuclear radiation, to produce sound and music. citation Science Researchers use radioactive atoms to determine the age of materials that were once part of a living organism. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

nuclear pulse nuclear quadrupole resonance nuclear race nuclear radiation detector nuclear radiology nuclear rays