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1cosmic rays — plural noun Highly penetrating rays from interstellar space, consisting of protons, electrons, positrons, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑cosmos * * * cosmic rays UK US noun [plural] cosmic radiation Thesaurus: radioactivity and radiationhyponym * * * …
2cosmic rays — ☆ cosmic rays n. streams of high energy charged particles from outer space, composed of protons, alpha particles, and a few heavier nuclei, which bombard the atoms in the upper atmosphere and produce various secondary nuclear particles which… …
3cosmic rays — ☆ cosmic rays n. streams of high energy charged particles from outer space, composed of protons, alpha particles, and a few heavier nuclei, which bombard the atoms in the upper atmosphere and produce various secondary nuclear particles which… …
4Health threat from cosmic rays — The health threat from cosmic rays is the danger posed by cosmic rays generated by the Sun and other stars to astronauts on interplanetary missions.Cosmic rays consists of high energy protons and other nuclei.They are one of the most important… …
5cosmic rays — /kɒzmɪk ˈreɪz/ (say kozmik rayz) plural noun radiation of extremely high penetrating power originating from various sources outside the earth s atmosphere, consisting principally of charged particles moving at nearly the velocity of light. Low… …
6cosmic rays — rays of extremely high penetrating power originating beyond the earth s atmosphere …
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8Cosmic Rays — Atomic nuclei, mostly protons, that strike the Earth s atmosphere with very high energy …
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9Cosmic ray — For the film, see Cosmic Ray (film). Cosmic radiation redirects here. For some background types of cosmic radiation, see cosmic background radiation and cosmic background. The energy spectrum for cosmic rays Cosmic rays are energetic charged… …
10cosmic ray — Physics. a radiation of high penetrating power that originates in outer space and consists partly of high energy atomic nuclei. [1920 25, Amer.] * * * High speed particle (atomic nucleus or electron) that travels through the Milky Way Galaxy.… …
