Used in a Sentence

irradiated

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for irradiated.

Editorial note

Unfortunately, people are very squeamish about the idea of having their meat irradiated, and mandatory labeling laws mean that it's very hard to find irradiated meat.

Examples15
Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Having been exposed to radiation (as for example by imaging, food-safety sterilization, or a nuclear blast).

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of irradiated gathered in one view.

adjective

Having been exposed to radiation (as for example by imaging, food-safety sterilization, or a nuclear blast).

adjective

Emitted outwards from a centre like rays.

adjective

(heraldry) Having rays; radiant.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for irradiated.

adjective

Having been exposed to radiation (as for example by imaging, food-safety sterilization, or a nuclear blast).

adjective

Emitted outwards from a centre like rays.

adjective

(heraldry) Having rays; radiant.

Example sentences

1

Unfortunately, people are very squeamish about the idea of having their meat irradiated, and mandatory labeling laws mean that it's very hard to find irradiated meat.

2

But very few would survive that war - most of the planet would be an irradiated uninhabitable wasteland.

3

There is no reason to assume this definition of 'strong' correlates with 'strong' outside a highly irradiated zone.

4

We've got treaties limiting the use of nuclear arms so innocent civilians aren't at risk of being irradiated.

5

They sell irradiated ground beef at Wegmans and it's wonderful to be able to cook it medium rare.

6

Other sources of cancer like diet, smoking, and being constantly irradiated would vary on a national level.

7

Regardless if its irradiated or not, this is going to be an issue for anything preserved.

8

At least if your phone could alert you when you're being irradiated you could take note.

9

Now imagine instead of 1 person it's thousands, and they aren't all just killed instantly but some horribly maimed or irradiated.

10

Along those lines, it looks like the (irradiated) land currently occupied by the Japanese will shortly be occupied by the Chinese.

11

But yes, the energy must go somewhere, thus the total energy irradiated is the same.

12

There's a fairly easy regulatory solution to that - don't allow irradiated-only production lines.

Quote examples

1

As we've discovered in the last few decades, life in general has no concept of "too cold" or "too hot," or even "too irradiated."

2

This is actually extremely similar to the plot of an 80s movie called "Class of Nuke 'Em High" - it features two students buying irradiated cannabis (sourced from the nuclear plant next to their high school) from a group of thugs.

3

A better comparison would be "we're gonna load a shipping container with a bomb casing full of concrete and irradiated enough to look like a live nuclear weapon, then try to sneak it into the port and see if we get caught."

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use irradiated in a sentence?

Unfortunately, people are very squeamish about the idea of having their meat irradiated, and mandatory labeling laws mean that it's very hard to find irradiated meat.

What does irradiated mean?

Having been exposed to radiation (as for example by imaging, food-safety sterilization, or a nuclear blast).

What part of speech is irradiated?

irradiated is commonly used as adjective.