radiation
radiations
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pluralof radiation.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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There were radiations of hoofed mammals; of primates including our ancestors; of whales and dolphins; of the all-time biggest sharks.
From Salon ● Feb. 17, 2025
The link between a tendency to explore and colonize new environments and rapid evolution could help explain adaptive radiations in other species, says Daniel Moen, an evolutionary biologist at the University of California, Riverside.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 24, 2024
The ultimate causes, or triggers, of adaptive radiations is one of the big mysteries in biology.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 22, 2024
The species depicted are only four from a very diverse lineage that contains many branches, dead ends, and adaptive radiations.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013
Consequently, it would no longer be possible to compel “all those interested in nuclear physics and penetrating radiations to come to Berkeley.”
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
