"particle shower" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: particle showers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} particle shower (plural particle showers)
  1. (physics) A group of secondary particles that splits off from matter when a high-energy particle interacts with it.
    Sense id: en-particle_shower-en-noun-ddRYBPSM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Physics Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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