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Word: Radiation
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English (denoting the action of sending out rays of light): from Latin radiatio(n-), from radiare ‘emit rays’ (see radiate)
ˌreɪdɪˈeɪʃn
the emission of energy as electromagnetic waves or as moving subatomic particles, especially high-energy particles which cause ionization.
Short Definition:emission of energy as electromagnetic waves or as moving subatomic particles
divergence out from a central point, in particular evolution from an ancestral animal or plant group into a variety of new forms
Short Definition:divergence out from central point
Examples:- evolution is a process of radiation not progression
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