COSMIC RAY

Meaning of COSMIC RAY in English

Function: noun

Date: 1925

: a stream of atomic nuclei of extremely penetrating character that enter the earth's atmosphere from outer space at speeds approaching that of light

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COSMIC RAY — noun Date: 1925 a stream of atomic nuclei of extremely penetrating character that enter the earth's atmosphere from outer space …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
COSMIC RAY — High-speed particle (atomic nucleus or electron ) that travels through the Milky Way Galaxy . Some cosmic rays originate from …
Английский словарь Британика
COSMIC RAY — noun : a stream of atomic nuclei of heterogeneous extremely penetrating character that enter the earth's atmosphere from outer space …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COSMIC RAY — Physics. a radiation of high penetrating power that originates in outer space and consists partly of high-energy atomic nuclei. [ …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COSMIC RAY — Date: 1925 : a stream of atomic nuclei of extremely penetrating character that enter the earth's atmosphere from outer space …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COSMIC RAY — ■ noun a highly energetic atomic nucleus or other particle travelling through space at a speed approaching that of light.
Concise Oxford English vocab
COSMIC RAY — [cosmic ray] n (1925): a stream of atomic nuclei of extremely penetrating character that enter the earth's atmosphere from outer …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
COSMIC RAY — a high-speed particleeither an atomic nucleus or an electronthat travels throughout the Milky Way Galaxy, including the solar system. Some …
Britannica English vocabulary
COSMIC RAY — ˌcosmic ˈray BrE AmE noun [countable usually plural] a stream of ↑ radiation reaching the Earth from space
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COSMIC RAY — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A stray cosmic ray might do the same thing.
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
COSMIC RAY — High-speed particle (atomic nucleus or electron ) that travels through the Milky Way Galaxy . Some cosmic rays originate from …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
COSMIC RAY — космические лучи
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
COSMIC RAY — Космические лучи
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
COSMIC RAY — космические лучи
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
COSMIC RAY — космические лучи
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COSMIC RAY — Космические лучи
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
COSMIC RAY — космические лучи
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
COSMIC — adj cosmic (= relating to the universe)
Interlingua English vocab
COSMIC — ~
English interlingue dictionary
RAY — I Any of 300–350 mostly marine species of cartilaginous fish (order Batoidei) found worldwide and classified as sawfishes , skates …
Английский словарь Британика
RAY — I. ˈrā noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English raye, from Middle French raie, from Latin raia : any of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COSMIC — ˈkäzmik, -mēk adjective Etymology: Greek kosmikos of the universe, from kosmos order, universe + -ikos -ic 1. : of, from, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RAY — (n.) One of the component elements of the total radiation from a body; any definite or limited portion of the …
Английский словарь Webster
RAY — (n.) A line of light or heat proceeding from a radiant or reflecting point; a single element of light or …
Английский словарь Webster
RAY — ( n. ) One of the component elements of the total radiation from a body; any definite or limited portion …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RAY — ray 1 — raylike , adj. /ray/ , n. 1. a narrow beam of light. 2. a gleam or slight …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COSMIC — — cosmicality /koz'mi kal"i tee/ , n. — cosmically , adv. /koz"mik/ , adj. 1. of or pertaining to the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RAY — I. ˈrā noun Etymology: Middle English raye, from Anglo-French raie, from Latin raia Date: 14th century : any of an …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COSMIC — adjective also cos·mi·cal -mi-kəl Etymology: Greek kosmikos, from kosmos order, universe Date: 1685 1. a. : of or relating to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RAY — vi to shine, as with rays. 2. ray ·vt to array. 3. ray ·noun array; order; arrangement; dress. 4. ray …
Webster English vocab
RAY — [ray] n [ME raye, fr. MF raie, fr. L raia] (14c): any of an order (Rajiformes) of cartilaginous fishes (as …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RAY — any of the cartilaginous fishes of the order Batoidei, related to sharks and placed with them in the class Chondrichthyes …
Britannica English vocabulary
COSMIC — cosmic BrE AmE ˈkɒz mɪk AmE \ ˈkɑːz- ▷ cosmic|ally ə l‿i ▶ ˌ cosmic ˈ ray BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
RAY — / reɪ; NAmE / noun 1. a narrow line of light, heat or other energy : the sun's rays ultraviolet …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COSMIC — / ˈkɒzmɪk; NAmE ˈkɑːz-/ adjective [ usually before noun ] 1. connected with the whole universe : Do you believe …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RAY — I. Ray, James Earl BrE AmE (1928–98) a US man accused of killing Rev. Martin Luther ↑ king in 1968 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RAY — ray /reɪ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Sense 1-5: Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: rai , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COSMIC — cos ‧ mic /ˈkɒzmɪk $ ˈkɑːz-/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Greek ; Origin: kosmikos , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COSMIC — adj. 1 of the universe or cosmos, esp. as distinct from the earth. 2 of or for space travel. øcosmic …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
COSMIC — adj. 1 of the universe or cosmos, esp. as distinct from the earth. 2 of or for space travel. cosmic …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
COSMIC — adj.1 of the universe or cosmos, esp. as distinct from the earth. 2 of or for space travel. Phrases and …
Oxford English vocab
RAY — ( rays) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Rays of light are …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COSMIC — 1. Cosmic means occurring in, or coming from, the part of space that lies outside Earth and its atmosphere. ...cosmic …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COSMIC — 1. Cosmic means occurring in, or coming from, the part of space that lies outside Earth and its atmosphere. ...~ …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
RAY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a beam/ray/shaft of light (= a thin line of light ) ▪ There was a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
COSMIC — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES cosmic radiation (= from space ) ▪ The spacecraft is fitted with a shield to …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
COSMIC — [adjective]Some people believe that what happens in their lives is influenced by cosmic forces (= great powers that come from …
Cambridge English vocab
RAY — n. cathode ray oscilloscope whip tailed ray Bob and Ray Bradbury Ray Douglas cathode ray cathode ray tube Charles Ray …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
RAY — Synonyms and related words : Reptilia, X ray, actinic ray, actinism, amplitude, antinode, atom, atomic beam, atomic ray, beam, beam …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
COSMIC — adj. Cosmic is used with these nouns: ↑ consciousness , ↑ dust , ↑ radiation , ↑ ray , ↑ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
COSMIC — adj. 25B6; adjective cosmic bodies : EXTRATERRESTRIAL, in space, from space. an epic of cosmic dimensions : VAST, huge, immense, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
RAY — I 1. сущ. 1) а) луч to emit, send forth, send out rays ≈ испускать лучи cathode rays ≈ катодовые …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
COSMIC — прил. 1) космический cosmic dust ≈ космическая пыль Syn : space 2) большой, грандиозный; колоссальный; мировой a cosmic thinker ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
COSMIC — cosmic.ogg ʹkɒzmık a 1. космический cosmic flight - полёт в космос; космический полёт cosmic research - изучение космоса; исследование космического …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
RAY — 1) луч; пучок || излучать(ся); облучать 2) траектория 3) матем. луч, полупрямая • - alpha particle rays - alpha rays …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
RAY — 1) луч; пучок || излучать(ся); облучать 2) траектория 3) матем. луч, полупрямая • - alpha particle rays - alpha rays - anode rays - anticrepuscular rays - beta …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
RAY — 1) излучение 2) луч 3) лучевой 4) геом. лучистый 5) матем. полупрямая • to set up a ray — строить ход луча - absolute ray - central ray - …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
RAY — _I 1. reı n 1. 1> луч the rays of the sun - солнечные лучи a ray of light - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
COSMIC — a 1. космический cosmic flight - полёт в космос; космический полёт cosmic research - изучение космоса; исследование космического пространства cosmic …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
COSMIC — прил. 1) космический cosmic dust — космическая пыль Syn: space 2) большой, грандиозный; колоссальный; мировой a cosmic thinker — крупный …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
RAY — I [ЇўЎ] ray.wav 1. сущ. 1) а) луч to emit, send forth, send out rays — испускать лучи cathode rays — катодовые лучи cosmic rays — …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
COSMIC — прил. 1) космический cosmic dust — космическая пыль Syn: space 2) большой, грандиозный; колоссальный; мировой a cosmic thinker — крупный мыслитель cosmic boredom — ужасная скука Syn: huge, vast 3) …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
RAY — 1) луч; расходиться лучами; излучать; подвергать действию лучей, облучать 2) язычковый цветок соцветия сложноцветных 3) ихт. ромбовый скат (Raja); pl ромбовые скаты …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
RAY — 1) луч; расходиться лучами; излучать; подвергать действию лучей, облучать 2) язычковый цветок соцветия сложноцветных 3) ихт. ромбовый скат ( Raja …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь

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