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Cerenkov radiation

 
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–noun Physics.
radiation produced by a particle passing through a medium at a speed greater than that of light through the medium.
Origin:
1935–40; named after P. A. Cerenkov
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Cerenkov radiation also Cherenkov radiation  
n.  Light emitted in the Cerenkov effect.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Main Entry: Cerenkov radiation
Variant: also Cherenkov radiation
Function: noun
: light produced by charged particles (as electrons) traversing atransparent medium at a speed greater than that of light in the same medium called also Cerenkov light
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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