radiophysicaladj.1
/ˌreɪdɪəʊˈfɪzᵻkl/, U.S. /ˌreɪdioʊˈfɪzᵻk(ə)l/ Of or relating to the properties or applications of ionizing radiation. Cf. radiophysics n.1
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1922 Lancet 1 July 50/2 Prof. Senator O. Corbino (Rome) read a paper on the therapeutic application of radio-physical principles.
1936 Proc. Royal Soc. A. 157 422 It may be that there are atomic processes going on with so little energy that radio-physical or radio-chemical methods cannot be applied at all.
1993 Radiation Res. 134 64/1 The radiophysical properties of 192Ir γ rays result in a rapid decrease with depth of the dose delivered to the tissues.
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radiophysicaladj.2
/ˌreɪdɪəʊˈfɪzᵻkl/, U.S. /ˌreɪdioʊˈfɪzᵻk(ə)l/ Of or relating to the physical properties and applications of radio waves. Cf. radiophysics n.2
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1924 Washington Post 14 Dec. 7/3 The radio physical laboratory, of the bureau of standards.
1974 R. Rodman tr. Al'pert's Radio Wave Propagation & Ionosphere (ed. 2) II. p. ix Various radiophysical and radio-engineering problems.
1993 Jrnl. Geophysical Res. 98 17069 Radiophysical properties of the landing sites [on Venus] show a good correspondence with the local geology.
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