cosmic ray
Any of a range of subatomic particles, and thus also electromagnetic waves, that…Any of a range of subatomic particles, and thus also electromagnetic waves, that permeate the universe owing to their various origins within stars or from collisions outside stars. (Life on Earth is mostly shielded from them by the Earth's magnetic field, but a small amount strikes us all each day.)
» Boron is formed by cosmic ray spallation.
Meaning
1 sensesAny of a range of subatomic particles, and thus also electromagnetic waves, that permeate the universe owing to their various origins within stars or from collisions outside stars. (Life on Earth is mostly shielded from them by the Earth's magnetic field, but a small amount strikes us all each day.)
Holonym: radiation
For some applications, software architecture needs to be capable of tolerating bitflips from cosmic rays, through methods such as parameter value refreshes and sanity checks.
kosmische Strahlung
косми́ческий лучkosmíčeskij luč, косми́ческий лучkosmíčeskij luč
- highly penetrating ionizing radiation of extraterrestrial origin; consisting chiefly of protons and alpha particles; collision with atmospheric particles results in rays and particles of many kinds
Examples
2 sentencesBoron is formed by cosmic ray spallation.
Cosmic rays come from beyond our own solar system.
deKosmische Strahlen kommen von jenseits unseres Sonnensystems.
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Forms
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