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delta ray
noun
, Physics.
- a low-energy electron emitted by a substance after bombardment by higher-energy particles, as alpha particles.
delta ray
noun
- a particle, esp an electron, ejected from matter by ionizing radiation
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Origin of delta ray1
First recorded in 1905–10
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