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Forbush decrease

American  
[fawr-boosh] / ˈfɔr bʊʃ /

noun

Astronomy.
  1. the sudden decrease in the intensity of cosmic rays after an increase in solar activity.


Etymology

Origin of Forbush decrease

First recorded in 1930–35; named after Scott E. Forbush (1904–84), U.S. physicist

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