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noun

the emission of electrons (secondary electrons ) from a material that is bombarded with electrons or ions.

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Origin of secondary emission

First recorded in 1930–35

Words nearby secondary emission

secondary consumer, secondary contact, secondary deviance, secondary diagonal, secondary electron, secondary emission, secondary gain, secondary group, secondary growth, secondary infection, secondary intention

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How to use secondary emission in a sentence

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 United States and China announced new greenhouse emission targets late Tuesday night.
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The joint-announcement should also put to bed long-term disagreements between Beijing and Washington over emission targets.
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(b) In secondary anemia plaques are generally increased, although sometimes decreased.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Severe secondary anemia sometimes gives an identical picture.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
The red corpuscles show the changes usual in severe secondary anemia.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
On the other hand, if too thin the emission is comparatively easy, but lacks intensity and is termed "hollow."
Antonio Stradivari|Horace William Petherick
The violin was of good reputation for its tone of fine quality, quantity and ease of emission.
Antonio Stradivari|Horace William Petherick

British Dictionary definitions for secondary emission

secondary emission

noun

physics the emission of electrons (secondary electrons) from a solid as a result of bombardment with a beam of electrons, ions, or metastable atoms: used in electron multipliers

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Scientific definitions for secondary emission

secondary emission

The emission of electrons or ions from a material, caused by collisions of electrons or other charged particles with the material. Electron multipliers, photomultipliers, and Geiger counters all work by means of secondary emission.