BETA DECAY

Meaning of BETA DECAY in English

Physics.

a radioactive process in which a beta particle is emitted from the nucleus of an atom, raising the atomic number of the atom by one if the particle is negatively charged, lowering it by one if positively charged.

[ 1930-35 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

BETA DECAY — noun Date: 1931 a radioactive nuclear transformation governed by the weak force in which a nucleon (as a neutron) changes …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BETA DECAY — Any of three processes of radioactive disintegration in which a beta particle is spontaneously emitted by an unstable atomic nucleus …
Английский словарь Британика
BETA DECAY — noun : a radioactive nuclear transformation governed by the weak force in which a nucleon (as a neutron) changes into …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BETA DECAY — Date: 1931 : a radioactive nuclear transformation governed by the weak force in which a nucleon (as a neutron) changes …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BETA DECAY — Function: noun Date: 1931 : a radioactive nuclear transformation governed by the weak force in which a nucleon (as a …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BETA DECAY — ■ noun radioactive decay in which an electron is emitted.
Concise Oxford English vocab
BETA DECAY — [beta decay] n (1934): a radioactive nuclear transformation governed by the weak force in which a nucleon (as a neutron) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BETA DECAY — any of three processes of radioactive disintegration by which some unstable atomic nuclei spontaneously dissipate excess energy and undergo a …
Britannica English vocabulary
BETA DECAY — noun [ sing. ] ( physics ) the breaking up of an atom in which an electron is given off
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BETA DECAY — Any of three processes of radioactive disintegration in which a beta particle is spontaneously emitted by an unstable atomic nucleus …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BETA DECAY — (физическое) бета-распад
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BETA DECAY — Бета-распад
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
BETA DECAY — физ. бета-распад
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BETA DECAY — бета-распад
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
BETA DECAY — бета-распад
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
BETA DECAY — физ. бета-распад
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
BETA DECAY — физ. бета-распад
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BETA DECAY — бета-распад
Англо-Русский физический словарь
BETA DECAY — (физическое) бета-распад
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
BETA — n [Bot.] beet; beta foliose leaf beet; beta salvage wild beet; beta de forrage mangel-wurzel; beta de sucro sugar beet …
Interlingua English vocab
BETA — I. noun Etymology: Middle English betha, from Latin ~, from Greek bēta, of Semitic origin; akin to Hebrew bēth beth …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DECAY — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) {{link=alpha decay">alpha decay beta decay gamma decay
Английский словарь Британика
BETA — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) beta decay beta adrenergic blocking agent {{link=Phi Beta Kappa">Phi Beta Kappa
Английский словарь Британика
DECAY — I. də̇ˈkā, dēˈ- verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English decayen, from Old North French decaïr, from Late Latin decadere …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BETA — I. ˈbād.ə, -ātə also ˈbē- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Greek bēta, of Semitic origin; akin to Hebrew bēth- — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DECAY — (n.) Gradual failure of health, strength, soundness, prosperity, or of any species of excellence or perfection; tendency toward dissolution or …
Английский словарь Webster
DECAY — ( n. ) Gradual failure of health, strength, soundness, prosperity, or of any species of excellence or perfection; tendency toward …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DECAY — — decayable , adj. — decayedness /di kayd"nis, -kay"id-/ , adj. — decayless , adj. /di kay"/ , v.i. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BETA — /bay"teuh/ or, esp. Brit., /bee"-/ , n. 1. the second letter of the Greek alphabet (B). 2. the consonant sound …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BETA — n. (Informal) beta test, final testing period for new computer software before it is released on the market; beta group, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DECAY — I. di-ˈkā verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French decaïr, from Late Latin decadere to fall, sink, from Latin de- + …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BETA — I. ˈbā-tə, chiefly Brit ˈbē- noun Etymology: Middle English betha, from Latin beta, from Greek bēta, of Semitic origin; akin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DECAY — noun cause of decay. 2. decay ·noun destruction; death. 3. decay ·vt to destroy. 4. decay ·vt to cause to …
Webster English vocab
DECAY — [de.cay] vb [ME, fr. ONF decair, fr. LL decadere to fall, sink, fr. L de- + cadere to fall--more at …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BETA — [be.ta] n [ME betha, fr. L beta, fr. Gk beta, of Sem origin; akin to Heb beth beth] (14c) 1: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DECAY — decay BrE AmE di ˈkeɪ də- ▷ decay|ed d ▷ decay|ing ɪŋ ▷ decay|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BETA — beta, Beta BrE AmE ˈbiːt ə AmE \ ˈbeɪt̬ ə (*) ▷ beta|s z ▶ ˈ beta ˌ particle BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DECAY — / dɪˈkeɪ; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun [ U ] 1. the process or result of being destroyed …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DECAY — I. de ‧ cay 1 /dɪˈkeɪ/ BrE AmE verb [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Old North French ; Origin: decaïr …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BETA — n. 1 the second letter of the Greek alphabet (B, Ó). 2 a second-class mark given for a piece of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BETA — n. 1 the second letter of the Greek alphabet (B, á). 2 a second-class mark given for a piece of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BETA — n.1 the second letter of the Greek alphabet (B, {szlig}). 2 a second-class mark given for a piece of work …
Oxford English vocab
DECAY — ( decays, decaying, decayed) 1. When something such as a dead body, a dead plant, or a tooth decays , …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DECAY — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES dental disease/problems/decay etc tooth decay ▪ Brushing regularly helps prevent tooth decay. COLLOCATIONS FROM …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BETA — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES beta particle beta test beta version gamma/alpha/beta radiation technical (= radiation given off by the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BETA — B [noun] [C] - the second letter of the Greek alphabet, sometimes given as a mark for a student's work …
Cambridge English vocab
DECAY — n. tooth decay alpha decay beta decay gamma decay
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BETA — n. beta decay beta blocker beta adrenergic blocking agent Phi Beta Kappa
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BETA — noun Beta is used before these nouns: ↑ test , ↑ version
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
DECAY — INDEX: 1. to decay 2. something that has decayed 3. to make something decay 4. the process of decaying RELATED …
Longman Activator English vocab
DECAY — n. 25B6; verb the corpses had decayed : DECOMPOSE, rot, putrefy, go bad, go off, spoil, fester, perish, deteriorate; degrade, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BETA — /bay't*/, /be't*/ or (Commonwealth) /bee't*/ See beta conversion , beta test . [ Jargon File ]
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
BETA — Kristensen, Madsen olmadsen@daimi.aau.dk , Moller-Pedersen & Nygaard, 1983. Object-oriented language with block structure, coroutines, concurrency, strong typing , part objects, …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
BETA — The measure of a fund's or stocks risk in relation to the market , or an alternative benchmark . A …
Hypertextual Finance English Glossary
BETA — 1. Mostly working, but still under test; usually used with `in': `in beta'. In the Real World, systems (hardware or …
Raynet Business and Marketing English Glossary
BETA — 1. Mostly working, but still under test; usu. used with `in': `in beta'. In the Real World , systems (hardware …
Jargon File English vocabulary
BETA — beta
Kiswahili IT English Glossary
BETA — A measure correlating stock price movement to the movement of an index. Beta is used to determine the number of …
A Guide to Futures and Options Market Technology English vocab
DECAY — 1. сущ. 1) а) гниение (органических веществ) Syn : rotting, rot б) обветшание, разрушение (физических предметов) tooth decay ≈ разрушение …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BETA — бета (2-я буква греческого алфавита) оценка "бета"; четверка с минусом или тройка с плюсом (университетское) бета (символ для обозначения принадлежности …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DECAY — decay.ogg 1. dıʹkeı n 1. 1> гниение, разложение; увядание the decay of leaves - увядание листьев 2> порча; разрушение the …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DECAY — 1) спад; затухание; ослабление; снижение || спадать; затухать; ослабляться; снижаться 2) распад; разложение || распадаться, разлагаться 3) порча || портиться …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
BETA — 1) бета-излучение 2) бета-частица, электрон 3) бета, b ( коэффициент усиления по току ) 4) b-кварц • - gross beta …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
DECAY — 1) спад; затухание; ослабление; снижение || спадать; затухать; ослабляться; снижаться 2) распад; разложение || распадаться, разлагаться 3) порча || портиться 4) гниль 5) послесвечение …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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