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air shower

noun

  1. a shower of secondary cosmic radiation, caused by the interaction of cosmic radiation or gamma radiation with the atmosphere.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of air shower1

First recorded in 1955–60
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Example Sentences

Each macro-building would have an air shower at its entrance, which visitors would use to sterilize microbes and other potentially harmful matter.

With its 1,600 particle detectors and 27 telescopes dotting a patch of Argentinian prairie the size of Rhode Island, the observatory had recorded the air showers of hundreds of thousands of ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays over the previous 13 years.

Measuring 2,500 sq ft, the suite boasts three bedrooms, a fruit garden, an open air shower and its own lotus pond.

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