"beta particle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: beta particles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} beta particle (plural beta particles)
  1. (physics) An energetic electron or positron produced as the result of a nuclear reaction or nuclear decay. Wikipedia link: beta particle Categories (topical): Radioactivity, Subatomic particles Synonyms: β-particle Related terms: β, beta, beta ray, beta radiation Translations (energetic electron or positron): β粒子 (β-lìzǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), 貝塔粒子 (Chinese Mandarin), 贝塔粒子 (bèitǎ lìzǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), částice beta [feminine] (Czech), betapartikel [common-gender] (Danish), beetahiukkanen (Finnish), Beta-Teilchen [neuter] (German), betaeind [feminine] (Icelandic), betaögn [feminine] (Icelandic), partikel beta (Indonesian), zarah beta (Indonesian), β粒子 (bēta ryūshi) (Japanese), ベータ粒子 (bēta ryūshi) (Japanese), zarah beta (Malay), partikel beta (Malay), particulă beta [feminine] (Romanian), бе́та-части́ца (béta-častíca) (Russian), β-части́ца (β-častíca) [feminine] (Russian), betapartikel [common-gender] (Swedish), tipik-beta (Tagalog)

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