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noun

Physics. the simultaneous creation of a particle and its antiparticle by a nucleus or particle in an excited state, as when a photon is absorbed.

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Origin of pair production

First recorded in 1930–35

Words nearby pair production

pairing, pairle, pair-oar, pair of compasses, pair off, pair production, pair royal, pairs, pair skating, pair trawling, paisa

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How to use pair production in a sentence

I think we handled it as well as we could have, given the exigencies of production.
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Total oil production figures include crude oil, natural gas liquids, and other liquid energy products.
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But with the pipeline, transportation costs drop and production would be higher.
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The trio formed the Sad Boys collective, with Sherm and Gud on production and Lean manning the mic.
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Oh, and the first press image they released was a pair of black dudes in tracksuits as a troll of sorts to NME.
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He stood, with the air of a hero, both arms extended towards the amazed pair of lovers.
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The improvement of transport still further swelled the volume of production.
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Under the long lashes of low lids a pair of eyes black and insolent set off the haughty lines of her scarlet lips.
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Of the extent of this increased power of production we can only speak in general terms.
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Here the pair reached the "Dun Cow" and retired to their respective quarters.
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British Dictionary definitions for pair production

pair production

noun

the production of an electron and a positron from a gamma-ray photon in a strong field as that passes close to an atomic nucleus

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Scientific definitions for pair production

pair production

[ pâr ]

The simultaneous creation of a subatomic particle and its antiparticle from some other particle or a field fluctuation. A high-energy gamma ray photon, for example, can spontaneously create an electron-positron pair in a strong electric field. Pair production is essential to theories of particle physics; pair production from gamma rays is used to detect such rays in pair production telescopes, since electrons and positrons are easily detected.