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Radiation vs Intersection - What's the difference?

radiation | intersection |

As nouns the difference between radiation and intersection

is that radiation is the shooting forth of anything from a point or surface, like the diverging rays of light; as, the radiation of heat while intersection is the junction of two (or more) paths, streets, highways, or other thoroughfares.

radiation

English

(wikipedia radiation)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The shooting forth of anything from a point or surface, like the diverging rays of light; as, the radiation of heat.
  • The process of radiating waves or particles.
  • The transfer of energy via radiation (as opposed to convection or conduction).
  • Radioactive energy.

    • Derived terms

    * background radiation * electromagnetic radiation * ionizing radiation * radiation belt * Van Allen radiation belt

    Anagrams

    * ----

    intersection

    English

    (wikipedia intersection)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The junction of two (or more) paths, streets, highways, or other thoroughfares.
  • (geometry) The point or set of points common to two geometrical objects (such as the point where two lines meet or the line where two planes intersect).
  • (set theory) The set containing all the elements that are common to two or more sets.
  • (sports) The element where two or more straight lines of synchronized skaters pass through each other.[http://www.isu.org/vsite/vcontent/content/transnews/0,10869,4844-128590-19728-18885-295370-3787-4771-layout160-129898-news-item,00.html]

    • Synonyms

    * (junction of paths) (l)

    Related terms

    * intersect * intersectionality

    See also

    * union