bremsstrahlung: Meaning and Definition of

brems•strah•lung

Pronunciation: (brem'shträ"lung), [key]
— n. Physics.
  1. radiation emitted by a charged particle when accelerating, as x-rays emitted by an electron that is scattered by a nucleus.
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