radioactive decay
radioactive decay · radioactive decays
радіоактивний розпад
radioaktiver Zerfall
Any of several processes by which unstable nuclei emit subatomic particles and/or…Any of several processes by which unstable nuclei emit subatomic particles and/or ionizing radiation and disintegrate into one or more other nuclei.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Any of several processes by which unstable nuclei emit subatomic particles and/or ionizing radiation and disintegrate into one or more other nuclei.
radioaktiver Zerfall
радіоакти́вний ро́зпадradioaktývnyj rózpad
More definitions
- the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation
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Forms
plural: radioactive decays| Singular | radioactive decay |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation:decaydisintegration
Word family
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