cosmic ray en · NOUN
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Meanings
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Any of a range of subatomic particles, and thus also electromagnetic waves, that permeate the universe owing to their various origins within stars or from collisions outside stars. (Life on Earth is mostly shielded from them by the Earth's magnetic field, but a small amount strikes us all each day.)
Holonym: radiation
For some applications, software architecture needs to be capable of tolerating bitflips from cosmic rays, through methods such as parameter value refreshes and sanity checks.
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| cosmic rays | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Relateds
cosmic background radiation · cosmic background · gamma ray · alpha ray · beta ray
Translations (30)
ja 宇宙線 (energetic particle) · pl promieniowanie kosmiczne (cosmic radiation) · nb kosmisk stråling (energetic particle) · it raggio cosmico (energetic particle) · sv kosmiska partikel (energetic particle) · ko 우주선 (energetic particle) · ga radaíocht chosmach (cosmic radiation) · is geimgeislun (cosmic radiation) · hi ब्रह्माण्ड किरण (energetic particle) · es rayo cósmico (energetic particle) · tr kozmik ışın (energetic particle) · fr rayon cosmique (energetic particle) · fi kosminen säteily (cosmic radiation) · ga ga cosmach (energetic particle) · is geimgeisli (energetic particle) · cmn 宇宙射線 /宇宙射线 (energetic particle) · bg космически лъч (cosmic radiation) · tl sinag-mayaw (cosmic radiation) · nl kosmische straling (cosmic radiation) · es rayo cósmico (cosmic radiation) · tl sinag-mayaw (energetic particle) · it radiazione cosmica (cosmic radiation) · de kosmische Strahlung (energetic particle) · bg космически лъч (energetic particle) · fi kosminen säde (energetic particle) · fr rayon cosmique (cosmic radiation) · pl promień kosmiczny (energetic particle) · nl kosmische straling (energetic particle) · ru косми́ческий луч (cosmic radiation) · ru косми́ческий луч (energetic particle)