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Ce⋅ren⋅kov

  [chuh-reng-kawf, -kof, -ren-; Russ. chyi-ryin-kawf]
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–noun
Pa⋅vel A. [pah-vuhl; Russ. pah-vyil] . Cherenkov, Pavel A.

Che⋅ren⋅kov

  [chuh-reng-kawf, -kof, -ren-; Russ. chyi-ryin-kawf]
–noun
Pa⋅vel A. [pah-vuhl; Russ. pah-vyil] , 1904–1990, Russian physicist: Nobel prize 1958.
Also, Cerenkov.
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Ce·ren·kov   (chə-rěng'kôf, -kəf, chĭ-ryĭn-kôf')   
See Pavel Alekseevich Cherenkov.
Che·ren·kov also Ce·ren·kov   (chə-rěng'kôf, -kəf, chĭ-ryĭn-kôf')   
Russian physicist. He shared a 1958 Nobel Prize for work leading to the development of a cosmic-ray counter.
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Main Entry: Ce·ren·kov
Variant: also Che·ren·kov /ch&r-'(y)e[ng]-k&f/
Function: adjective
1 : of, relating to, or being Cerenkov radiation or the process that produces such radiation Cerenkov effect>
2 : being a device that makes use of Cerenkov radiationCerenkov counter>
Cherenkov, Pavel Alekseevich (1904–1990), Russian physicist. Cherenkov first discovered Cerenkov radiation in 1934. Later research byIgor Y. Tamm and Ilya M. Frank led to a definite explanation of the phenomenon. Discovery of Cerenkov radiation led to further studies in cosmic rays and high-energy subatomic particles. Cherenkov,Frank, and Tamm were awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1958.
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