Function: noun
Etymology: from its having been first observed in a synchrotron
Date: 1956
: radiation emitted by high-energy charged relativistic particles (as electrons) when they are accelerated by a magnetic field (as in a nebula)
Function: noun
Etymology: from its having been first observed in a synchrotron
Date: 1956
: radiation emitted by high-energy charged relativistic particles (as electrons) when they are accelerated by a magnetic field (as in a nebula)
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012