brems|strah|lung

brems|strah|lung
brems|strah|lung «BREHMS SHTRAH lung», noun.
electromagnetic radiation produced when a charged particle, such as an electron, moving at great speed, is accelerated or deflected by another charged particle, such as a nucleus, also moving at great speed.
╂[< German Bremsstrahlung (literally) brake radiation]

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  • brems — brems·strah·lung; …   English syllables

  • strah — brems·strah·lung; …   English syllables

  • lung — am·e·lung; aq·ua·lung·er; brems·strah·lung; kee·lung; lung; lung·ful; lung·ie; lung·less; quel·lung; sa·lung; se·lung; su·lung; tan·ga·lung; lung·er; …   English syllables

  • bremsstrahlung — brems·strah·lung …   English syllables

  • bremsstrahlung — brems•strah•lung [[t]ˈbrɛmˌʃtrɑ ləŋ[/t]] n. phs radiation, esp. x rays, emitted by an accelerating or decelerating charged particle • Etymology: 1940–45; < G, =Brems(e) brake +Strahlung radiation …   From formal English to slang

  • bremsstrahlung — brems·strah·lung s.f.inv. ES ted. {{wmetafile0}} TS elettr. in elettromagnetismo, radiazione emessa da un elettrone accelerato nella collisione con il nucleo di un atomo {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: sec. XX. ETIMO: comp. di Bremse freno e Strahlung… …   Dizionario italiano

  • bremsstrahlung — Continuous spectrum radiation produced by the slowing of electrons in a beam by nuclei in their vicinity. [Ger. B., braking radiation] * * * brems·strah·lung (bremґstrah loong) [Ger. “braking radiation”] 1. the continuous spectrum of… …   Medical dictionary

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