"ionizing radiation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ionizing radiations [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} ionizing radiation (countable and uncountable, plural ionizing radiations)
  1. (physics) High-energy radiation that is capable of causing ionization in substances through which it passes; also includes high-energy particles. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Physics, Radioactivity Synonyms: ionising radiation [British] Hyponyms: far ultraviolet light, X-rays, cosmic rays Hyponyms (particle radiation): gamma rays, neutron radiation Translations (high-energy radiation that is capable of causing ionization in substances): ioniserende straling (Afrikaans), الإشعاعات المؤينة [feminine, plural] (Arabic), radiación ionizante [feminine] (Asturian), іанізавальнае выпраменьванне (ianizavalʹnaje vypramjenʹvannje) [neuter] (Belarusian), 電離輻射 (Chinese Mandarin), 电离辐射 (diànlí fúshè) (Chinese Mandarin), ionizující záření [neuter] (Czech), joniga radiado (Esperanto), ionisoiva säteily (Finnish), rayonnement ionisant (French), მაიონიზირებელი გამოსხივება (maionizirebeli gamosxiveba) (Georgian), ionisierende Strahlung [feminine] (German), ionizáló sugárzás (Hungarian), jónandi geislun [feminine] (Icelandic), ioniserende stråling [common-gender] (Norwegian), radiação ionizante [feminine] (Portuguese), radiație ionizantă [feminine] (Romanian), iradiere ionizatoare [feminine] (Romanian), ионизирующее излучение (ionizirujuščeje izlučenije) [neuter] (Russian), radiación ionizante [feminine] (Spanish), joniserande strålning [common-gender] (Swedish), іонізаційна радіація (ionizacijna radiacija) [feminine] (Ukrainian)

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          "sense": "high-energy radiation that is capable of causing ionization in substances",
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          "word": "ionizující záření"
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          "sense": "high-energy radiation that is capable of causing ionization in substances",
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "high-energy radiation that is capable of causing ionization in substances",
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          "sense": "high-energy radiation that is capable of causing ionization in substances",
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          "roman": "maionizirebeli gamosxiveba",
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          "sense": "high-energy radiation that is capable of causing ionization in substances",
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          "word": "ionisierende Strahlung"
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          "sense": "high-energy radiation that is capable of causing ionization in substances",
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          "sense": "high-energy radiation that is capable of causing ionization in substances",
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          "roman": "ionizacijna radiacija",
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      "sense": "high-energy radiation that is capable of causing ionization in substances",
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      "sense": "high-energy radiation that is capable of causing ionization in substances",
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      "word": "іанізавальнае выпраменьванне"
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      "sense": "high-energy radiation that is capable of causing ionization in substances",
      "word": "電離輻射"
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      "sense": "high-energy radiation that is capable of causing ionization in substances",
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      "sense": "high-energy radiation that is capable of causing ionization in substances",
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      "word": "ionizující záření"
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      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "high-energy radiation that is capable of causing ionization in substances",
      "word": "joniga radiado"
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "high-energy radiation that is capable of causing ionization in substances",
      "word": "ionisoiva säteily"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "high-energy radiation that is capable of causing ionization in substances",
      "word": "rayonnement ionisant"
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "maionizirebeli gamosxiveba",
      "sense": "high-energy radiation that is capable of causing ionization in substances",
      "word": "მაიონიზირებელი გამოსხივება"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "high-energy radiation that is capable of causing ionization in substances",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ionisierende Strahlung"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "high-energy radiation that is capable of causing ionization in substances",
      "word": "ionizáló sugárzás"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "high-energy radiation that is capable of causing ionization in substances",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "high-energy radiation that is capable of causing ionization in substances",
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      "word": "ioniserende stråling"
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      "sense": "high-energy radiation that is capable of causing ionization in substances",
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      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "high-energy radiation that is capable of causing ionization in substances",
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      "word": "iradiere ionizatoare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ionizirujuščeje izlučenije",
      "sense": "high-energy radiation that is capable of causing ionization in substances",
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "high-energy radiation that is capable of causing ionization in substances",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "radiación ionizante"
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "high-energy radiation that is capable of causing ionization in substances",
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      "word": "joniserande strålning"
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      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "ionizacijna radiacija",
      "sense": "high-energy radiation that is capable of causing ionization in substances",
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      "word": "іонізаційна радіація"
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