secondary beam

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noun Physics.

a beam of particles of one kind selected from the group of particles produced when a beam of particles from an accelerator (primary beam ) strikes a target.

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Back then, no one ever imagined needing to beam live video to ground troops from a fighter jet.
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Over the past three years, Michigan has had an average price close to $200 on the secondary market.
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He fooled around a lot, and was asked to leave his secondary school.
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More importantly, Medicaid served as a secondary insurance to his primary insurance.
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The plot of the film runs secondary to the spectacle, and is denser than a TED conference.
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The latter went immediately to look for his wife, and found her hidden in an attic, hanging to a beam.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
Cast the beam from thine eye before noticing the mote in that of thy neighbour.
Solomon and Solomonic Literature|Moncure Daniel Conway
(b) In secondary anemia plaques are generally increased, although sometimes decreased.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
It was placed immediately over the shaft and pump-rods, requiring no engine-beam.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
A connecting rod worked a balance-beam, which worked the air-pump, feed-pump, and plug-rod for moving the valves.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick

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