actinic
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀκτίς, ἀκτῖν- (aktís, aktîn-, “ray”) + -ic.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɪnɪk
Adjective
actinic (not comparable)
- Of or relating to actinism.
- Related to or caused by radiation (used most often in reference to light, especially that in the ultraviolet range). In medicine, actinic keratoses usually occur in sundamaged skin and exhibit hyperkeratosis.[1]
- 1943 May and June, Chas. S. Lake, “Some Continental Travel Experiences (1922-1939)—III”, in Railway Magazine, page 141:
- I got my picture, and it turned out quite a good one, despite the rather poor light which at that time of day, 7 p.m., was lacking in actinic value.
- Related to or caused by radiation (used most often in reference to light, especially that in the ultraviolet range). In medicine, actinic keratoses usually occur in sundamaged skin and exhibit hyperkeratosis.[1]
- Composed of actin.
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Translations
References
- Kumar, Vinay; Abbas, Abul K Abul.; Aster, Jon (2015) Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease (9th ed.). Saunders Elsevier. p. 1154 →ISBN
- “actinic”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
Anagrams
Romanian
Adjective
actinic m or n (feminine singular actinică, masculine plural actinici, feminine and neuter plural actinice)
Declension
Declension of actinic
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative | indefinite | actinic | actinică | actinici | actinice | ||
| definite | actinicul | actinica | actinicii | actinicele | |||
| genitive/ dative | indefinite | actinic | actinice | actinici | actinice | ||
| definite | actinicului | actinicei | actinicilor | actinicelor | |||
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