ETYM Cf. French irradiation.
Subjecting anything to radiation, including cancer tumors. See also food irradiation.
In optics, the term refers to the apparent enlargement of a brightly lit object when seen against a dark background.
1. Act of irradiating, or state of being irradiated.
2. Illumination; irradiance; brilliancy.
3. Figurative: Mental light or illumination.
4. The apparent enlargement of a bright object seen upon a dark ground, due to the fact that the portions of the retina around the image are stimulated by the intense light. + prikaži više