Definition of Cerenkov effect

1. Noun. (physics) The emission of light (Cerenkov radiation) that occurs when a charged particle passes through an insulator at a speed greater than the speed of light in that medium; the characteristic blue glow from a nuclear reactor. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Cerenkov Effect

Cercis
Cercis canadenis
Cercis occidentalis
Cercomonas
Cercopidae
Cercopithecoidea
Cercopithecus aethiops pygerythrus
Cercopithecus aethiops sabaeus
Cercopithecus talapoin
Cercospora
Cercospora kopkei
Cercosporella
Cerean
Cereans
Cerenkov
Cerenkov effect (current term)
Cerenkov radiation
Cererian
Ceres
Cereus
Cerinthian
Cerinthians
Cerithidea
Ceroxylon
Ceroxylon alpinum
Ceroxylon andicola
Cerrobend
Certhia
Certhia americana
Certhia familiaris

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