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bremsstrahlung

(brem′s̸hträ′lo̵oŋ)

noun

the electromagnetic radiation given off by a high-energy particle, as an electron, when suddenly accelerated or retarded by an electric field or by another charged particle, as an atomic nucleus

Origin: Ger, lit., braked radiation < bremse, a brake + strahlung, radiation

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noun

The electromagnetic radiation produced by a change in the velocity of an electrically charged subatomic particle, such as an electron, as when it collides with another object.

Origin:

Origin: German

Origin: : Bremse, brake (from Middle Low German premse, from pramen, to press)

Origin: + Strahlung, radiation (from strahlen, to radiate, from Strahl, ray, from Middle High German strāle, from Old High German strāla, arrow, stripe; see ster-² in Indo-European roots)

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