brems·strah·lung
(brĕm′shträ′ləng)n. The electromagnetic radiation produced by the acceleration of an electrically charged particle, as when an electron is deflected in the electric field of an atom or molecule.
[German :
Bremse,
brake (from Middle Low German
premse, from
pramen,
to press) +
Strahlung,
radiation (from
strahlen,
to radiate, from
Strahl,
ray, from Middle High German
strāle, from Old High German
strāla,
arrow, stripe; see
ster- in
Indo-European roots).]
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bremsstrahlung
(ˈbrɛmzˌʃtrɑːləŋ) n (Atomic Physics) the radiation produced when an electrically charged particle, esp an electron, is slowed down by the electric field of an atomic nucleus or an atomic ion
[C20: German: braking radiation]
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brems•strah•lung
(ˈbrɛmˌʃtrɑ ləŋ)
n. radiation, esp. x-rays, emitted by an accelerating or decelerating charged particle.
[1940–45; < German, =Brems(e) brake + Strahlung radiation]
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