| 释义 |
brems·strah·lung
\ˈbremˌshträləŋ, -m(p)s(h)ˌsht-\ noun
(-s)
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) |