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ALPHA RAY

Pronunciation (US):

• ALPHA RAY (noun)
The noun ALPHA RAY has 1 sense:

1. the radiation of alpha particles during radioactive decay

Familiarity information: ALPHA RAY used as a noun is very rare.

• ALPHA RAY (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The radiation of alpha particles during radioactive decay

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Synonyms:

alpha radiation; alpha ray

Hypernyms ("alpha ray" is a kind of...):

ionizing radiation (high-energy radiation capable of producing ionization in substances through which it passes)

corpuscular radiation; particulate radiation (a stream of atomic or subatomic particles that may be charged positively (e.g. alpha particles) or negatively (e.g. beta particles) or not at all (e.g. neutrons))

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