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Meaning of "background radiation" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BACKGROUND RADIATION

background radiation  [ˈbækˌɡraʊnd ˌreɪdɪˈeɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BACKGROUND RADIATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Background radiation is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BACKGROUND RADIATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

background radiation

Background radiation

Background radiation is the ubiquitous ionizing radiation that people on the planet Earth are exposed to, including natural and artificial sources. Both natural and artificial background radiation varies depending on location and altitude.

Definition of background radiation in the English dictionary

The definition of background radiation in the dictionary is low-intensity radiation from, for example, small amounts of radioisotopes in soil, air, building materials etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BACKGROUND RADIATION


abbreviation
əˌbriːvɪˈeɪʃən
affiliation
əˌfɪlɪˈeɪʃən
appreciation
əˌpriːʃɪˈeɪʃən
association
əˌsəʊsɪˈeɪʃən
aviation
ˌeɪvɪˈeɪʃən
depreciation
dɪˌpriːʃɪˈeɪʃən
deviation
ˌdiːvɪˈeɪʃən
differentiation
ˌdɪfəˌrɛnʃɪˈeɪʃən
humiliation
hjuːˌmɪlɪˈeɪʃən
initiation
ɪˌnɪʃɪˈeɪʃən
irradiation
ɪˌreɪdɪˈeɪʃən
mediation
ˌmiːdɪˈeɪʃən
negotiation
nɪˌɡəʊʃɪˈeɪʃən
pronunciation
prəˌnʌnsɪˈeɪʃən
radiation
ˌreɪdɪˈeɪʃən
Reconciliation
ˌrɛkənˌsɪlɪˈeɪʃən
recreation
ˌrɛkrɪˈeɪʃən
remediation
rɪˌmiːdɪˈeɪʃən
retaliation
rɪˌtælɪˈeɪʃən
variation
ˌvɛərɪˈeɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BACKGROUND RADIATION

backflipping
backflow
backgammon
background
background check
background music
background noise
background paper
background processing
background projection
background reading
background report
backgrounder
backhand
backhanded
backhandedly
backhandedness
backhander
backhaul
backhoe

WORDS THAT END LIKE BACKGROUND RADIATION

accreditation
action
administration
animation
application
certification
citation
combination
communication
confirmation
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
destination
documentation
duration
education
evaluation
excitation
federation

Synonyms and antonyms of background radiation in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «background radiation» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BACKGROUND RADIATION

Find out the translation of background radiation to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of background radiation from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «background radiation» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

背景辐射
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

radiación de fondo
570 millions of speakers

English

background radiation
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पृष्ठभूमि विकिरण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إشعاع الخلفية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

радиационный фон
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

radiação de fundo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পটভূমি বিকিরণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rayonnement de fond
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Radiasi latar belakang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hintergrundstrahlung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

バックグラウンド放射線
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

배경 복사
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Radiasi latar mburi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bức xạ nền
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பின்னணி கதிர்வீச்சு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पार्श्वभूमी विकिरण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Arka plan radyasyon
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

radiazione di fondo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

promieniowanie tła
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

радіаційний фон
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

radiație de fond
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ακτινοβολία υποβάθρου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

agtergrondstraling
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bakgrundsstrålning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bakgrunnsstrålingen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of background radiation

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BACKGROUND RADIATION»

The term «background radiation» is quite widely used and occupies the 48.657 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BACKGROUND RADIATION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about background radiation

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QUOTES WITH «BACKGROUND RADIATION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word background radiation.
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Anita Sarkeesian
Harassment is the background radiation of my life. It is a factor in every decision I make. Any time I tweet something or make a post, I'm always thinking about it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BACKGROUND RADIATION»

Discover the use of background radiation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to background radiation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Cosmological Background Radiation
Modern cosmology, packaged for use on physics courses.
Marc Lachièze-Rey, Edgard Gunzig, 1999
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Background Radiation
The title Background Radiation refers to the radiation that’s left over from the Big Bang. The radiation is a kind of language—a set of signals—that represents the distant past and the mysterious creation itself.
Henry Hart, 2007
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3K: The Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation
A review covering all aspects of the study of the cosmic background radiation remnant of the hot Big Bang origin of the Universe.
R. B. Partridge, 2007
4
The Galactic and Extragalactic Background Radiation: ...
Proceedings of the 139th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union on 'The Galactic and Extragalactic Background Radiation, held in Heidelberg, FRG, June 12-16, 1989
International Astronomical Union. Symposium, Stuart C. Bowyer, Christoph Leinert, 1990
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A Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation Polarimeter Using ...
We also discuss designs of an anti-refection coating by using trapezoidal-shape sub-wavelength grating structures to minimize refection from the HWP and lens over broadband at cryogenic temperatures.
Tomotake Matsumura, 2006
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Background Radiation: A Literature Search
The present report is intended to serve as an introduction to a general report on background radiation measurements which the Health and Safety Laboratory, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission plans to prepare within the next few years.
Wayne M. Lowder, 1956
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Extragalactic Background Radiation
The spectrum of the extragalactic background radiation as is was known in 1969 (Longair and Sunyaev 1971). The solid lines indicate regions of the electromagnetic spectrum in which extragalactic background radiation had been measured.
Daniela Calzetti, Mario Livio, P. MADAU (Ed), 1995
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Boomerang 2003: Measuring the Polarization of the Cosmic ...
... this background temperature, but were beaten to it by Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson. In 1965, Penzias and Wilson detected an unexplained background source at 0.22 0.23 0.24 0.25 0.26 Ω B h 2 4 7 The Cosmic Background Radiation.
Theodore Schuyler Kisner, 2008
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The Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation
Bryan Belrad Bryan Belrad - Rage of Night 65.
Bryan Belrad
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World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering ...
Abstract—The effect of natural background radiation on health is still challenging. However, it is cleared that it depends on dose received by population. The estimation of external natural background gamma rays doses to the population of  ...
Olaf Dössel, Wolfgang C. Schlegel, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BACKGROUND RADIATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term background radiation is used in the context of the following news items.
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Deep scholarship
Measuring the background radiation of components used in or near highly sensitive experiments like Majorana and DUNE is critical. «Black Hills Pioneer, Jul 15»
2
Study suggests very tiny increased risk to leukemia from radiation …
There is higher levels of background radiation beyond this nuclear worker study in many countries and regions and there has not been ... «Next Big Future, Jul 15»
3
Deep legacy on permanent display
... and physics, developed a way to use the low background radiation environment deep, deep underground, to prove that neutrinos exist. «Black Hills Pioneer, Jul 15»
4
Why the Big Bang's Light May Have a Tilt
Olena Shmahalo/Quanta Magazine. Slide: 1 / of 4 . Caption: The cosmic microwave background radiation still holds secrets about the Big Bang. «Wired, Jul 15»
5
Scots formula could clean up toxic beaches
This is because the algorithm allows sensors to more effectively distinguish hot particles against naturally-occurring background radiation. «The Sunday Times, Jul 15»
6
Why eco-socialism is the only option
Nuclear power, weapons tests and the mining of nuclear fuels have increased the world's background radiation. Even greater is the effect of ... «Green Left Weekly, Jul 15»
7
No Risk for Bulgaria from Forest Fires Around Ukraine's Chernobyl
Radiation in Ukraine's capital, Kiev, is in the range of background radiation level, according to the Ukrainian nuclear regulator. Incidents » Be a ... «Novinite.com, Jul 15»
8
Low-dose radiation from X-rays, CT scans does not cause cancer
For example, the mutation rate caused by low-dose background radiation in the environment is 2.5 million times lower than the rate of ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
9
Measuring soil water potential using IR thermal imaging
Finally, we acquired a fourth image of the sample without the radiation source to eliminate the background radiation: see Figure 3(e). «SPIE Newsroom, Jul 15»
10
Alkane forced to defend mine's radioactivity levels
"There's a long history of corporations saying workers are not exposed to radiation that's lower than level background radiation or comparable ... «Daily Liberal, Jul 15»

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