bremsstrahlung en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈbɹɛm.ʃtrɑ.ləŋ/ (General-American)
- /-lʌŋ/ (General-American)
- /-lʊŋ/ (General-American)
- /ˈbɹɛms.ʃtrɑ.ləŋ/ (General-American)
- /ˈbɹɛm.strɑ.ləŋ/ (General-American)
Etymology
Borrowed from German Bremsstrahlung (“braking or deceleration radiation”), which had been coined in German by Arnold Sommerfeld from bremsen (“to brake”) + Strahlung (“radiation”) in 1909, and was first used in English by Arthur Edward Ruark and Harold Urey in 1930.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The electromagnetic radiation produced by the deceleration of a charged particle, such as an electron, when it is deflected by another charged particle, such as an atomic nucleus.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bremsstrahlungs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Higgsstrahlung · gluonstrahlung · beamstrahlung
Relateds
Translations (3)
id sinar abaran (Translations) · de Bremsstrahlung (Translations) · hi अवमंदक विकिरण (Translations)
wikipedia: Arthur Edward Ruark · wikipedia: Arnold Sommerfeld · wikidata: Q655904 · wikipedia: Harold Urey