"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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          "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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          "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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      "sense": "high-energy radiation that is capable of causing ionization in substances",
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      "roman": "ionizacijna radiacija",
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