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bremsstrahlung definition

brems·strah·lung (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

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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