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cascade particle

noun Physics.

the least massive member of the xi particle family.

Also called cascade hyperon.

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Cascade particle is always a great word to know.

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the amount of heat per unit time per area that can be conducted through a plate of thickness of a given material, differing by one unit of temperature

the amount of a given fissionable material necessary to sustain a chain reaction at a constant rate

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