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background radiation

background radiation noun: ionizing radiation that is naturally present in the environment.

Noun

background radiation (usually uncountable, plural background radiations)

  1. (usually) Ionizing radiation that is naturally present in the environment.

background radiation meaning in Tamil and Vietnamese

background radiation in Tamil

பின்னணி கதிர்வீச்சு

background radiation in Vietnamese

ionizing radiation that is naturally present in the environment
phông phóng xạ

Forms of background radiation

pluralbackground radiations

Questions about background radiation

What does background radiation mean?
Background radiation means ionizing radiation that is naturally present in the environment.
What is background radiation in Tamil?
Background radiation in Tamil is பின்னணி கதிர்வீச்சு. See Background radiation meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is background radiation?
Background radiation is a noun.
What is the plural of background radiation?
The plural of background radiation is background radiations.

Words near background radiation in the dictionary

  1. background noise
  2. background noises
  3. background process
  4. background processes
  5. background processing
  6. background radiation
  7. background radiation equivalent time
  8. background radiation equivalent times
  9. background radiations
  10. background right
  11. background rights

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