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pseudorapidity

pseudorapidity noun: a measure of the velocity of a particle relative to that of a beam of particles, approximated by a function of its angle.

Noun

pseudorapidity (countable and uncountable, plural pseudorapidities)

  1. A measure of the velocity of a particle relative to that of a beam of particles, approximated by a function of its angle.

Forms of pseudorapidity

pluralpseudorapidities

Origin of pseudorapidity

From pseudo- + rapidity.

Questions about pseudorapidity

What does pseudorapidity mean?
Pseudorapidity means a measure of the velocity of a particle relative to that of a beam of particles, approximated by a function of its angle.
What part of speech is pseudorapidity?
Pseudorapidity is a noun.
What is the plural of pseudorapidity?
The plural of pseudorapidity is pseudorapidities.

Words near pseudorapidity in the dictionary

  1. pseudorape
  2. pseudorapes
  3. pseudoraphe
  4. pseudoraphes
  5. pseudorapidities
  6. pseudorapidity
  7. pseudoratiometric
  8. pseudorational
  9. pseudorationalism
  10. pseudorationalist
  11. pseudorationalists

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