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delta ray

delta ray noun: an electron ejected by recoil when a rapidly moving alpha particle or other charged particle passes through matter.

Noun

delta ray (plural delta rays)

  1. An electron ejected by recoil when a rapidly moving alpha particle or other charged particle passes through matter.
  2. A secondary ionizing particle ejected by recoil when a primary particle passes through matter.

Forms of delta ray

pluraldelta rays

Questions about delta ray

What does delta ray mean?
Delta ray means an electron ejected by recoil when a rapidly moving alpha particle or other charged particle passes through matter.
What part of speech is delta ray?
Delta ray is a noun.
What is the plural of delta ray?
The plural of delta ray is delta rays.

Words near delta ray in the dictionary

  1. delta males
  2. delta metal
  3. delta notation
  4. delta particle
  5. delta particles
  6. delta ray
  7. delta rays
  8. delta strain
  9. delta time
  10. delta times
  11. delta timing

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