"radiationist" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: radiationists [plural]
Etymology: From radiation + -ist. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|radiation|-ist}} radiation + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} radiationist (plural radiationists)
  1. (nonstandard, rare) One whose (medical or scientific) profession is to apply radiation or radioactive material (to someone or something). Tags: nonstandard, rare Categories (topical): Radioactivity
    Sense id: en-radiationist-en-noun-QwdyDpcS Disambiguation of Radioactivity: 45 55
  2. (rare) One who believes in or claims to practice extrasensory perception by sensing radiation. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Radioactivity
    Sense id: en-radiationist-en-noun-PL1zvXKY Disambiguation of Radioactivity: 45 55 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ist, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ist: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: irradiator

Inflected forms

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          "text": "Discover these radiations for yourself. Start slowly, say for not more than a 15 minute period. Experienced radiationists work for hours on certain studies but they all started gradually. First make this test for sensitivity. Stand upright, relax and face due West. Place your left hand flat over your solar plexus — the place where the ribs join — the fingers touching each other. Now suspend the pendulum from the right hand about nine inches from the left hand and opposite the center ...",
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