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Synonyms for actinism

Grammar : Noun

Spell : ak-tuh-niz-uh m

Phonetic Transcription : ˈæk təˌnɪz əm

Définition of actinism

As in X ray : noun picture of inside a body
As in x-ray : noun inside look

Example sentences :

In summer, when the maturing process advances, light and heat increase, and actinism relatively declines.
Extract from : « The Reason Why » by Anonymous

In the autumn, when the ripening period arrives, light and actinism give way to a greater ratio of heat.
Extract from : « The Reason Why » by Anonymous

Because blue glass obstructs many of the luminous rays, but it is perfectly transparent to actinism.
Extract from : « The Reason Why » by Anonymous

The third constituent of the sunbeam is actinism—its property being to produce chemical effects.
Extract from : « Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. XXVI, July 1852, Vol. V » by Various

As yet, the effects of actinism have been more studied in the inanimate than the organic creation.
Extract from : « Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. XXVI, July 1852, Vol. V » by Various

Experiments clearly prove that this change is to be attributed to actinism, and not to heat.
Extract from : « Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. XXVI, July 1852, Vol. V » by Various

Actinism, ak′tin-izm, n. the chemical force of the sun's rays, as distinct from light and heat.
Extract from : « Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) » by Various

An instrument for registering the intensity of the chemical influence (actinism) of the suns rays.
Extract from : « Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I » by Arnold Cooley

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