Skip to content

irradiación

irradiation

noun ee-rrah-dyah-SYOHN Rare

Origin: Latin irradiatio, from irradiare (to shine upon)

Also means

radiation

Usage Note

Irradiación covers both the emission of radiation (physics/medicine) and the spreading of light or heat outward. In a medical context it often refers to radiotherapy or the diffuse spread of pain (irradiación del dolor). Do not confuse it with radiación (radiation as a phenomenon) — irradiación emphasises the act or process of radiating outward.

Examples

"La irradiación del dolor llegó hasta el hombro."

Natural Translation

The radiation of the pain reached the shoulder.

Free starter pack

Building your Spanish vocabulary?

Get the 100 most common Spanish words as a free PDF — one email, no spam.

Explore Spanish by topic