nuclear emulsion
[ noo-klee-er i-muhl-shuhn, nyoo- ]
nounPhysics.
a photographic emulsion in the form of a thick block, used to record the tracks of elementary particles.
Origin of nuclear emulsion
1First recorded in 1945–50
pronunciation note For nuclear emulsion
See nuclear.
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