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COSMIC RADIATION

Specialty Definition: COSMIC RADIATION

DomainDefinition

Aerospace

= cosmic rays. (references)

Energy

Penetrating ionizing radiation, both particulate and electromagnetic, originating in outer space. Secondary cosmic rays, formed by interactions in the earth's atmosphere, account for about 45 to 50 millirem of the 360 millirem background radiation that an average individual receives in a year. (references)

Health

High-energy radiation or particles from extraterrestrial space that strike the earth, its atmosphere, or spacecraft and may create secondary radiation as a result of collisions with the atmosphere or spacecraft. (references)

Physics

The radiation comprising very high energy primary particles of extra terrestrial origin and the secondary particles generated by interaction of these particles with high layers of the atmosphere. Source: European Union. (references)

Public Administration

Protons, alpha particles and other high energy rays penetrating the earth's atmosphere from the solar and extragalactic systems. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonyms within Context: COSMIC RADIATION

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Calefaction

Cauterizer; caustic, lunar caustic, alkali, apozem, moxa; acid, aqua fortis, aqua regia; catheretic, nitric acid, nitrochloro-hydric acid, nitromuriatic acid; radioactivity, gamma rays, alpha particles, beta rays, X-rays, radiation, cosmic radiation, background radiation, radioactive isotopes, tritium, uranium, plutonium, radon, radium.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: COSMIC RADIATION

English words defined with "COSMIC RADIATION": HessVictor Franz Hess, Victor Hess. (references)
Specialty definitions using "COSMIC RADIATION": cosmic rayshard component of cosmic raysMesonspenetrating component of cosmic raysradiation shieldsolar corpuscular rays. (references)

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: COSMIC RADIATION

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

cosmic radiation

7
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: COSMIC RADIATION

Language Translations for "COSMIC RADIATION"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

kosmisk stråling (cosmic ray). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

cosmische straling (cosmic ray), kosmische straling (cosmic ray). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

kosminen säteily (cosmic ray). (various references)

   

French

  

rayonnement cosmique (cosmic ray), rayon cosmique (cosmic ray). (various references)

   

German

  

Ultrastrahlung (cosmic ray), kosmische Strahlung (cosmic ray), Hoehenstrahlung (cosmic ray). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

κοσμική ακτινοβολία (cosmic ray). (various references)

   

Italian

  

radiazione cosmica (cosmic ray). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

osmiccay adiationray

   

Portuguese

  

raio cósmico (cosmic ray), radiação cósmica (cosmic ray). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

rayo cósmico (cosmic ray), radiación cósmica (cosmic ray, cosmological radiation). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

kosmisk strålning (cosmic ray). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: COSMIC RADIATION

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-c-c-d-i-i-i-m-n-o-o-r-s-t"

-3 letters: accordionist, cardiotonics.

-4 letters: admirations, cardiotonic, carotinoids.

-5 letters: accordions, admiration, adorations, antidromic, antiracism, astronomic, carcinoids, carcinomas, carotinoid, concordats, corticoids, diacritics, dominators, indicators, macaronics, mastodonic, monoacidic, monocratic, morticians, radiations, staminodia.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Crosswords
2. Expressions: Internet
3. Translations: Modern
4. Anagrams
5. Bibliography


  

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