[brem-shtrah-luh
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| radiation emitted by a charged particle when accelerating, as x-rays emitted by an electron that is scattered by a nucleus. |
| brems·strah·lung (brěm'shträ'ləng) n. The electromagnetic radiation produced by a change in the velocity of an electrically charged subatomic particle, such as an electron, as when it collides with another object. [German : Bremse, brake (from Middle Low German premse, from pramen, to press) + Strahlung, radiation (from strahlen, to radiate, from Strahl, ray, from Middle High German strāle, from Old High German strāla, arrow, stripe; see ster-2 in Indo-European roots).] |