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Cerenkov effect
Ce·ren·kov ef·fect [ chə réng kof i fèkt, chə réng kawv i fèkt ] or Che·ren·kov ef·fect [ chə réng kof i fèkt, chə réng kawv i fèkt ]


noun 
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emission of light: the emission of light by a charged particle as it passes through a transparent medium at a speed greater than that of light in the same medium
[Mid-20th century. After Pavel A. Cherenkov (1904-1990), Soviet physicist]
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