practice pattern | a customary way of operation or behavior, it is their practice to give annual raises, they changed their dietary pattern |
radiotherapy radiation therapy radiation actinotherapy irradiation | (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance |
radiation | the act of spreading outward from a central source |
design pattern figure | a decorative or artistic work, the coach had a design on the doors |
fret Greek fret Greek key key pattern | an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief), there was a simple fret at the top of the walls |
herringbone herringbone pattern | a pattern of columns of short parallel lines with all the lines in one column sloping one way and lines in adjacent columns sloping the other way, it is used in weaving, masonry, parquetry, embroidery |
radiation pyrometer | a pyrometer for estimating the temperature of distant sources of heat, radiation is focussed on a thermojunction connected in circuit with a galvanometer |
willowware willow-pattern | chinaware decorated with a blue Chinese design on a white background depicting a willow tree and often a river |
inheritance hereditary pattern | (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents |
acoustic radiation pressure | (acoustics) the pressure exerted on a surface normal to the direction of propagation of a sound wave |
optic radiation radiatio optica | a nerve pathway from the lateral geniculate body to the visual cortex |
radiation | a radial arrangement of nerve fibers connecting different parts of the brain |
convention normal pattern rule formula | something regarded as a normative example, the convention of not naming the main character, violence is the rule not the exception, his formula for impressing visitors |
melody tonal pattern | the perception of pleasant arrangements of musical notes |
Planck's radiation law | (physics) an equation that expresses the distribution of energy in the radiated spectrum of an ideal black body |
blueprint design pattern | something intended as a guide for making something else, a blueprint for a house, a pattern for a skirt |
form shape pattern | a perceptual structure, the composition presents problems for students of musical form, a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them |
pattern | a model considered worthy of imitation, the American constitution has provided a pattern for many republics |
radiation pattern radiation diagram pattern | graphical representation (in polar or Cartesian coordinates) of the spatial distribution of radiation from an antenna as a function of angle |
intonation pattern | intonations characteristic of questions and requests and statements |
poetic rhythm rhythmic pattern prosody | (prosody) a system of versification |
accent speech pattern | distinctive manner of oral expression, he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent, she had a very clear speech pattern |
background radiation | radiation coming from sources other than those being observed |
radiation | the spread of a group of organisms into new habitats |
adaptive radiation | the development of many different forms from an originally homogeneous group of organisms as they fill different ecological niches |
traffic pattern approach pattern pattern | the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport, the traffic patterns around O'Hare are very crowded, they stayed in the pattern until the fog lifted |
holding pattern | the flight path (usually circular) maintained by an aircraft that is awaiting permission to land |
actinic radiation actinic ray | electromagnetic radiation that can produce photochemical reactions |
alpha radiation alpha ray | the radiation of alpha particles during radioactive decay |
beta radiation beta ray electron radiation | radiation of beta particles during radioactive decay |
black-body radiation blackbody radiation | the electromagnetic radiation that would be radiated from an ideal black body, the distribution of energy in the radiated spectrum of a black body depends only on temperature and is determined by Planck's radiation law |
ionizing radiation | high-energy radiation capable of producing ionization in substances through which it passes |
cosmic background radiation CBR cosmic microwave background radiation CMBR cosmic microwave background CMB | (cosmology) the cooled remnant of the hot big bang that fills the entire universe and can be observed today with an average temperature of about . kelvin |
cosmic radiation | radiation coming from outside the solar system |
electromagnetic radiation electromagnetic wave nonparticulate radiation | radiation consisting of waves of energy associated with electric and magnetic fields resulting from the acceleration of an electric charge |
gamma radiation gamma ray | electromagnetic radiation emitted during radioactive decay and having an extremely short wavelength |
infrared infrared light infrared radiation infrared emission | electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths longer than visible light but shorter than radio waves |
light visible light visible radiation | (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation, the light was filtered through a soft glass window |
radiation field | a field that represents the energy lost from the radiator to space |
neutron radiation | radiation of neutrons (as by a neutron bomb) |
radiation pressure corpuscularadiation pressure | the minute pressure exerted on a surface normal to the direction of propagation of a wave |
radiation | energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or waves or particles |
corpuscular radiation particulate radiation | a stream of atomic or subatomic particles that may be charged positively (e.g. alpha particles) or negatively (e.g. beta particles) or not at all (e.g. neutrons) |
radio wave radio emission radio radiation | an electromagnetic wave with a wavelength between . cm to , m |
solar radiation | radiation from the sun |
ultraviolet ultraviolet radiation ultraviolet light ultraviolet illumination UV | radiation lying in the ultraviolet range, wave lengths shorter than light but longer than X rays |
radiation radioactivity | the spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay |
holding pattern | a state of inaction with no progress and no change, you should go into a holding pattern until he gets over his disappointment |
radiation sickness radiation syndrome radiation | syndrome resulting from exposure to ionizing radiation (e.g., exposure to radioactive chemicals or to nuclear explosions), low doses cause diarrhea and nausea and vomiting and sometimes loss of hair, greater exposure can cause sterility and cataracts and some forms of cancer and other diseases, severe exposure can cause death within hours, he was suffering from radiation |
male-patterned baldness male pattern baldness | loss of hair on the crown of the head |