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cosmic ray

cosmic ray noun: any of a range of subatomic particles, and thus also electromagnetic waves, that permeate the universe owing to their various origins within stars or from collisions outside stars. (Life on Earth is mostly shielded from them by the Earth's magnetic field, but a small amount strikes us all each day.).

Noun

cosmic ray (plural cosmic rays)

  1. Any of a range of subatomic particles, and thus also electromagnetic waves, that permeate the universe owing to their various origins within stars or from collisions outside stars. (Life on Earth is mostly shielded from them by the Earth's magnetic field, but a small amount strikes us all each day.)
    • Holonym: radiation
    • For some applications, software architecture needs to be capable of tolerating bitflips from cosmic rays, through methods such as parameter value refreshes and sanity checks.

cosmic ray meaning in Hindi, Tamil and Tagalog

cosmic ray in Hindi

energetic particle
ब्रह्माण्ड किरण brahmāṇḍ kiraṇ

cosmic ray in Tamil

காஸ்மிக் கதிர், அண்டக்கதிர்

cosmic ray in Tagalog

energetic particle
sinag-mayaw
cosmic radiation
sinag-mayaw

Forms of cosmic ray

pluralcosmic rays

Questions about cosmic ray

What does cosmic ray mean?
Cosmic ray means any of a range of subatomic particles, and thus also electromagnetic waves, that permeate the universe owing to their various origins within stars or from collisions outside stars. (Life on Earth is mostly shielded from them by the Earth's magnetic field, but a small amount strikes us all each day.).
What is cosmic ray in Hindi?
Cosmic ray in Hindi is ब्रह्माण्ड किरण (brahmāṇḍ kiraṇ). See Cosmic ray meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is cosmic ray?
Cosmic ray is a noun.
What is the plural of cosmic ray?
The plural of cosmic ray is cosmic rays.

Words near cosmic ray in the dictionary

  1. cosmic light horizons
  2. cosmic microwave background
  3. cosmic neutrino background
  4. Cosmic Owl
  5. cosmic radiation
  6. cosmic ray
  7. cosmic rays
  8. cosmic singularities
  9. cosmic singularity
  10. cosmic string
  11. cosmic strings

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