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Irradiation

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(1):

(n.) Illumination; irradiance; brilliancy.

(2):

(n.) 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; as when a dark spot on a white ground appears smaller, or a white spot on a dark ground larger, than it really is, esp. when a little out of focus.

(3):

(n.) Act of irradiating, or state of being irradiated.

(4):

(n.) Fig.: Mental light or illumination.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Irradiation'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​i/irradiation.html. 1828.
 
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