Meanings
nounbackground radiation (usually uncountable, plural background radiations)
plural background radiations
- uncountableusuallyIonizing radiation that is naturally present in the environment.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 本底輻射 /本底辐射
- 本底輻射 /本底辐射 (běndǐ fúshè)ionizing radiation that is naturally present in the environment
Danish baggrundsstråling
- baggrundsstrålingionizing radiation that is naturally present in the environment
Dutch achtergrondstraling
- achtergrondstralingionizing radiation that is naturally present in the environment
Finnish taustasäteily
- taustasäteilyionizing radiation that is naturally present in the environment
French rayonnement de fond
- rayonnement de fondionizing radiation that is naturally present in the environment
German Hintergrundstrahlung
- Hintergrundstrahlungionizing radiation that is naturally present in the environment
Hungarian háttérsugárzás
- háttérsugárzásionizing radiation that is naturally present in the environment
Icelandic bakgrunnsgeislun
- bakgrunnsgeislunionizing radiation that is naturally present in the environment
Norwegian bakgrunnsstråling
- bakgrunnsstrålingionizing radiation that is naturally present in the environment
Russian радиационный фон
- радиационный фон (radiacionnyj fon)ionizing radiation that is naturally present in the environment
Swedish bakgrundsstrålning
- bakgrundsstrålningionizing radiation that is naturally present in the environment
Vietnamese phông phóng xạ
- phông phóng xạionizing radiation that is naturally present in the environment
Cite this entry
APA
background radiation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/background%20radiation
MLA
“background radiation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/background%20radiation. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “background radiation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/background%20radiation.
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