- recoil atom
- rest atom the portion of an atom from which an alpha particle or other subatomic particle has been given off; this remaining part recoils with a velocity inversely proportional to its mass.
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recoil atom
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recoil atom — noun An atom that experiences a sudden change of direction or reversal, after the emission from it of a particle or radiation • • • Main Entry: ↑recoil … Useful english dictionary
recoil atom — atatrankos atomas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. recoil atom vok. Rückstoßatom, n rus. атом отдачи, m pranc. atome de recul, m … Fizikos terminų žodynas
recoil nucleus — same as ↑recoil atom above. • • • Main Entry: ↑recoil … Useful english dictionary
atom — Synonyms and related words: Bohr atom, Dirac atom, I, Lewis Langmuir atom, Thomson atom, ace, acid, acidity, agent, air, alkali, alkalinity, alloisomer, anion, antacid, atomic model, atomic particles, atoms, base, biochemical, bit, brute matter,… … Moby Thesaurus
atom — /at euhm/, n. 1. Physics. a. the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical… … Universalium
Atom — The smallest part of any material that cannot be broken up by chemical means. Each atom has a center (the nucleus) which contains protons and neutrons. Electrons orbit around the nucleus. The atom is primarily empty space. If the nucleus of an… … Medical dictionary
recoil — recoilingly, adv. v. /ri koyl /; n. /ree koyl , ri koyl /, v.i. 1. to draw back; start or shrink back, as in alarm, horror, or disgust. 2. to spring or fly back, as in consequence of force of impact or the force of the discharge, as a firearm. 3 … Universalium
Recoil temperature — In laser cooling, the Boltzmann constant times the recoil temperature is equal to the recoil energy deposited in a single atom initially at rest by the spontaneous emission of a single photon … Wikipedia
recoil — verb (i) /rəˈkɔɪl / (say ruh koyl) 1. to draw back; start or shrink back, as in alarm, horror, or disgust. 2. to spring or fly back, as in consequence of force of impact or the force of the discharge, as a firearm. 3. (sometimes followed by on or …
recoil — re•coil v. [[t]rɪˈkɔɪl[/t]] n. [[t]ˈriˌkɔɪl, rɪˈkɔɪl[/t]] v. i. 1) to start or shrink back, as in alarm, horror, or disgust 2) to spring or fly back, as in consequence of force of impact or of a discharge of ammunition: The rifle recoiled with a… … From formal English to slang
