radiation field

/ˈreɪdiˌeɪʃən fild/
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Other forms: radiation fields

Definitions of radiation field
  1. noun
    a field that represents the energy lost from the radiator to space
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    type of:
    field, field of force, force field
    the space around a radiating body within which its electromagnetic oscillations can exert force on another similar body not in contact with it
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