n. (also Cherenkov) the electromagnetic radiation emitted by particles moving in a medium at speeds faster than that of light in the same medium.
Etymology: P. A. Cherenkov, Russian physicist b. 1904
n. (also Cherenkov) the electromagnetic radiation emitted by particles moving in a medium at speeds faster than that of light in the same medium.
Etymology: P. A. Cherenkov, Russian physicist b. 1904
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012