ˈbremˌshträləŋ, -m(p)s(h)ˌsht- noun
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Etymology: German, literally, decelerated radiation, from bremse brake (from Middle High German, clamp, muzzle, from Middle Low German premese, from pramen to press) + strahlung radiation, from strahlen to radiate (from strahl ray, beam, from Old High German strāla arrow, lightning bolt) + -ung (from Old High German -unga -ing); akin to Middle High German pfrengen to press and to Old English strǣl arrow, strēam stream — more at prong , stream
: the electromagnetic radiation produced by the sudden retardation of an electrical particle (as an electron or positron) in an intense electric field (as in the atomic nucleus)