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noun
An electron ejected by recoil when a rapidly moving alpha particle or other charged particle passes through matter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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noun
A secondary ionizing particle ejected by recoil when a primary particle passes through matter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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noun
an electron ejected from matter by ionizing radiation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: electron, negatron
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