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Cherenkov radiation

Cherenkov radiation

noun Physics.
radiation produced by a particle passing through a medium at a speed greater than that of light through the medium.
Also, Cerenkov radiation.


Origin:
1935–40; named after P. A. Cherenkov
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Cherenkov radiation is always a great word to know.
So is cosmic ray. Does it mean:
the property of matter by which it retains its state of rest or its velocity along a straight line so long as it is not acted upon by an external force
a radiation of high penetrating power that originates in outer space and consists partly of high-energy atomic nuclei
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Cherenkov radiation (tʃɪˈrɛŋkɒf)
 
n
the electromagnetic radiation produced when a charged particle moves through a medium at a greater velocity than the velocity of light in that medium
 
[C20: named after Pavel Alekseyevich Cherenkov (1904--90), Soviet physicist]

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Cerenkov radiation or Cherenkov radiation  
See under Cerenkov effect.
Cherenkov radiation  
Variant of Cerenkov radiation.
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