1. background
noun. ['ˈbækˌgraʊnd'] a person's social heritage: previous experience or training.
Synonyms
- inheritance
Antonyms
- regularity
- comprehensibility
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Words that Rhyme with Background Radiation
- deinstitutionalization
- institutionalization
- self-congratulation
- antidiscrimination
- telecommunication
- nondiscrimination
- misrepresentation
- mischaracterization
- internationalization
- industrialization
- decriminalization
- transillumination
- self-determination
- renationalization
- recapitalization
- prestidigitation
- misinterpretation
- misidentification
- miscommunication
- experimentation
- excommunication
- disqualification
- discontinuation
- denationalization
- decentralization
- transplantation
- singularization
- self-perpetuation
- securitization
- reinterpretation
Example sentences of the word background-radiation
1. Noun Phrase
The counter will click or flash about 10 to 20 times per minute as it detects background radiation.
2. Noun Phrase
If this is higher than the level of the background radiation, the material is radioactive.
2. background
noun. ['ˈbækˌgraʊnd'] information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem.
Synonyms
- background knowledge
Antonyms
- nonintervention
- order
3. background
noun. ['ˈbækˌgraʊnd'] the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground.
Synonyms
- prospect
- view
- vista
- aspect
- ground
- panorama
Antonyms
- uncover
- antecedent
- absent
- free
4. background
noun. ['ˈbækˌgraʊnd'] extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured.
Synonyms
- ground noise
- background radiation
- background signal
- background noise
- interference
- disturbance
Antonyms
- aspect
- highlight
- play up
- set off
5. background
noun. ['ˈbækˌgraʊnd'] relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation.
Synonyms
- co-occurrence
- attendant
- accompaniment
Antonyms
- scene
- panorama
- prospect
- view
6. background
noun. ['ˈbækˌgraʊnd'] the state of the environment in which a situation exists.
Synonyms
- setting
- canvas
- show window
- environment
- canvass
- scope
Antonyms
- spotlight
- screen
- CRT screen
- window
7. radiation
noun. ['ˌreɪdiːˈeɪʃən'] energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or waves or particles.
Synonyms
- ionizing radiation
- solar radiation
- energy
- electromagnetic radiation
- nonparticulate radiation
- electromagnetic wave
- cosmic radiation
Antonyms
- defense
- centralization
- gather
- stay in place
Etymology
- radiatio (Latin)
8. radiation
noun. ['ˌreɪdiːˈeɪʃən'] the act of spreading outward from a central source.
Synonyms
- emanation
- emission
Antonyms
- assembly
- discontinuation
- peristalsis
Etymology
- radiatio (Latin)
9. radiation
noun. ['ˌreɪdiːˈeɪʃən'] the spread of a group of organisms into new habitats.
Synonyms
- natural action
- natural process
- activity
- action
- spreading
- spread
Antonyms
- inaction
- passive
- active
- stabilisation
Etymology
- radiatio (Latin)
10. radiation
noun. ['ˌreɪdiːˈeɪʃən'] (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance.
Synonyms
- radiotherapy
- therapy
- radiation therapy
- phototherapy
- Curietherapy
- irradiation
- actinotherapy
- radium therapy
Antonyms
- activation
- sink
- source
- inactivity
Etymology
- radiatio (Latin)