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reradiation

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re⋅ra⋅di⋅a⋅tion

[ree-rey-dee-ey-shuhn]
–noun
1. Physics. radiation emitted as a consequence of a previous absorption of radiation.
2. Radio. retransmission of signals, a source of interference, due to frequency oscillations in a radio receiver.

Origin:
1880–85; re- + radiation
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re·ra·di·a·tion   (rē-rā'dē-ā'shən)   
n.  Radiation emission following the absorption of incident radiation.
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