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alpha ray

noun

the radiation of alpha particles during radioactive decay

• Syn: ↑alpha radiation

• Hypernyms: ↑corpuscular radiation, ↑particulate radiation, ↑ionizing radiation

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noun

1. : an alpha particle moving at high speed (as in radioactive emission)

2. or alpha radiation : a stream of alpha particles

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Physics.

a stream of alpha particles. Also called alpha radiation.

[1900-05]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.