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Term: radiation

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radiation

Definitions

Noun

  1. Energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or waves or particles
  2. The act of spreading outward from a central source
  3. Syndrome resulting from exposure to ionizing radiation (e.g., exposure to radioactive chemicals or to nuclear explosions); low doses cause diarrhea and nausea and vomiting and sometimes loss of hair; greater exposure can cause sterility and cataracts and some forms of cancer and other diseases; severe exposure can cause death within hours
  4. The spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay
  5. The spread of a group of organisms into new habitats
  6. A radial arrangement of nerve fibers connecting different parts of the brain
  7. (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "radiation".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 radiation 4 97
2 irradiation 5 10
3 radiation's 4 0

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "radiation".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 production 3 148
2 protection 3 68
3 preparation 4 54
4 reduction 3 42
5 reception 3 38
6 robinson 3 38
7 transition 3 32
8 proportion 3 29
9 prevention 3 27
10 trevelyan 3 17
11 prohibition 4 13
12 rebellion 3 13
13 retention 3 12
14 richardson 3 12
15 criterion 4 11
16 graduation 4 11
17 rejection 3 11
18 irradiation 5 10
19 prediction 3 10
20 revulsion 3 10
21 projection 3 9
22 regression 3 7
23 propulsion 3 6
24 repression 3 6
25 remington 3 5
26 brazilian 3 4
27 rifleman 3 4
28 crittenden 3 3
29 craftsman 2 2
30 profusion 3 2
31 progression 3 2
32 robertson 3 2
33 armageddon 4 1
34 protozoan 4 1
35 reawaken 4 1
36 rendition 3 1
37 reparation 4 1
38 rumanian 4 1
39 arakelian 4 0
40 arslanian 4 0
41 bradenton 3 0
42 braselton 3 0
43 brasington 3 0
44 brazelton 3 0
45 brockington 3 0
46 brookhaven 3 0
47 bruchhausen 3 0
48 christeson 3 0
49 christison 3 0
50 crustacean 3 0
51 draconian 4 0
52 draftsman 2 0
53 draftsmen 2 0
54 friesenhahn 3 0
55 granderson 3 0
56 grandison 3 0
57 gregorian 4 0
58 gremillion 3 0
59 gruenhagen 3 0
60 krikorian 4 0
61 ordination 4 0
62 oregonian 5 0
63 praetorian 4 0
64 preclusion 3 0
65 predestine 3 0
66 preemption 3 0
67 pretension 3 0
68 prolactin 3 0
69 providian 4 0
70 raphalian 4 0
71 rasmuson 3 0
72 rasmussen 3 0
73 rasmusson 3 0
74 rawlinson 3 0
75 reassertion 4 0
76 rechristen 3 0
77 reddington 3 0
78 redington 3 0
79 reflation 3 0
80 reinertsen 3 0
81 reinertson 3 0
82 rhetorician 4 0
83 rhodopsin 3 0
84 richarson 3 0
85 richelson 3 0
86 ricketson 3 0
87 riggleman 3 0
88 ringeisen 3 0
89 rollinson 3 0
90 rollwagen 3 0
91 romanian 4 0
92 rosenman 3 0
93 rubinson 3 0
94 rustigan 3 0
95 rwandan 3 0
96 truncation 3 0

Spelled Like

Words that are spelled similarly to the term "radiation".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 addition 3 142
2 tradition 3 94
3 traditional 4 78
4 traditions 3 21
5 graduation 4 11
6 irradiation 5 10
7 admiration 4 10
8 retaliation 5 6
9 aviation 4 5
10 radiator 4 4
11 eradication 5 3
12 audition 3 3
13 retardation 4 3
14 gradations 3 2
15 dilation 3 2
16 radiating 4 1
17 radiation's 4 0
18 gradation 3 0
19 ordination 4 0
20 abdication 4 0

Words That Follow

Words that often follow the term "radiation" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq
1 radiation is 1 7
2 radiation therapy 3 2
3 radiation in 1 2
4 radiation and 1 2

Words That Precede

Words that often precede the term "radiation" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq
1 em radiation 1 12
2 electromagnetic radiation 6 8
3 and radiation 1 4
4 of radiation 1 2

Statistically Associated

Words that are statistically associated with "radiation" in the same piece of text.

# Word Syllables Freq
1 chest 1 2
2 doses 2 2
3 stereotactic 5 2
4 form 1 2
5 larger 2 2
6 electromagnetic 6 2
7 em 1 2

Consonant Match

Words that contain the same consonants as the term "radiation".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 reduction 3 42
2 radiation's 4 0

Results:

Term

Definitions: 7

Fragments: 3

Sound Alikes: 96

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 4

Words that Precede: 4

Statistically Associated: 7

Consonant Matches: 2

Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.

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