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bremsstrahlung

American

[brem-shtrah-luhng] / ˈbrɛmˌʃtrɑ ləŋ /

noun

Physics.

radiation emitted by a charged particle when accelerating, as x-rays emitted by an electron that is scattered by a nucleus.

bremsstrahlung British

/ ˈbrɛmzˌʃtrɑːləŋ /

noun

the radiation produced when an electrically charged particle, especially an electron, is slowed down by the electric field of an atomic nucleus or an atomic ion

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Etymology

Origin of bremsstrahlung

1940–45; < German, equivalent to Brems ( e ) brake + Strahlung radiation

Example Sentences

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Yet other spellers vanquished the likes of huiscoyol, bremsstrahlung and ferraiolone to advance to the finals.

From Washington Post

Avalanches of relativistic runaway electrons, which develop in electric fields within thunderclouds2,3, emit bremsstrahlung γ-rays.

From Nature

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