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The investigation into the possible effects of cosmic rays on living organisms will also offer great interest.
Victor Francis Hess

Meaning of "cosmic rays" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COSMIC RAYS

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COSMIC RAYS

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Cosmic rays is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COSMIC RAYS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Cosmic ray

Cosmic rays are immensely high-energy radiation, mainly originating outside the Solar System. They may produce showers of secondary particles that penetrate and impact the Earth's atmosphere and sometimes even reach the surface. Composed primarily of high-energy protons and atomic nuclei, they are of mysterious origin. Data from the Fermi space telescope have been interpreted as evidence that a significant fraction of primary cosmic rays originate from the supernovae of massive stars. However, this is not thought to be their only source. Active galactic nuclei probably also produce cosmic rays. The term ray is a historical accident, as cosmic rays were at first, and wrongly, thought to be mostly electromagnetic radiation. In common scientific usage high-energy particles with intrinsic mass are known as "cosmic" rays, and photons, which are quanta of electromagnetic radiation are known by their common names, such as "gamma rays" or "X-rays", depending on their frequencies.

Definition of cosmic rays in the English dictionary

The definition of cosmic rays in the dictionary is radiation consisting of particles, esp protons, of very high energy that reach the earth from outer space Also called: cosmic radiation.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COSMIC RAYS

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WORDS THAT END LIKE COSMIC RAYS

always
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gamma rays
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have it both ways
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Synonyms and antonyms of cosmic rays in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «cosmic rays» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COSMIC RAYS

Find out the translation of cosmic rays to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cosmic rays from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cosmic rays» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

宇宙射线
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

los rayos cósmicos
570 millions of speakers

English

cosmic rays
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ब्रह्मांडीय किरणों
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأشعة الكونية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

космические лучи
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

raios cósmicos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মহাজাগতিক রে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

les rayons cosmiques
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sinaran kosmik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

kosmischen Strahlung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

宇宙線
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

우주선
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sinar kosmik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

các tia vũ trụ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காஸ்மிக் கதிர்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वैश्विक किरण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kozmik ışınlar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

raggi cosmici
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

promienie kosmiczne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

космічні промені
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

raze cosmice
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

κοσμικές ακτίνες
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

kosmiese strale
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

kosmiska strålar
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

kosmisk stråling
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cosmic rays

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COSMIC RAYS»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COSMIC RAYS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cosmic rays

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5 QUOTES WITH «COSMIC RAYS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word cosmic rays.
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Victor Francis Hess
The investigation into the possible effects of cosmic rays on living organisms will also offer great interest.
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Victor Francis Hess
On what can we now place our hopes of solving the many riddles which still exist as to the origin and composition of cosmic rays? It must be emphasized here above all that to attain really decisive progress greater funds must be made available.
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Victor Francis Hess
It may well be said that the answer to the question: Of what do the cosmic rays in fact consist before they produce their familiar secondary radiation phenomena in the earth's atmosphere? can only be obtained from numerous measurements in the stratosphere.
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Victor Francis Hess
In order to make further progress, particularly in the field of cosmic rays, it will be necessary to apply all our resources and apparatus simultaneously and side-by-side; an effort which has not yet been made, or at least, only to a limited extent.
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Bruno Rossi
A feeling that was possibly generated by experiences in my previous work on cosmic rays; more likely it was inborn and was the reason why, as a young man, I went into the field of cosmic rays.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COSMIC RAYS»

Discover the use of cosmic rays in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cosmic rays and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cosmic Rays and Particle Physics
Cambridge English Worldwide offers an exciting new approach for students from ten to sixteen.
Thomas K. Gaisser, 1990
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Cosmic Rays at Earth: Researcher's Reference Manual and Data ...
Over the years the field of cosmic ray research has evolved in various directions: Firstly, the field of particle physics that was initiated by the discovery of many so-called elementary particles in the cosmic radiation.
P. K. F. Grieder, 2001
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High Energy Cosmic Rays
Students and lecturers of advanced undergraduate courses on cosmic rays and astroparticle physics as well as post graduates and researchers will continue to find this book a valuable source of learning and reference.
Todor Stanev, 2010
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Cosmic Rays in the Earth's Atmosphere and Underground
This book consists of four parts.
Lev Dorman, 2004
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Cosmic Rays for Particle and Astroparticle Physics - ...
The conference was aimed at promoting contacts between scientists involved in solar-terrestrial physics, space physics, astroparticle physics and cosmology both from the theoretical and the experimental approach.
Giani Simone Et Al, 2011
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Cosmic Rays and Earth
Proceedings of an ISSI Workshop 21-26 March 1999, Bern, Switzerland
J.W. Bieber, E. Eroshenko, P. Evenson, 2000
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Celestial Messengers: Cosmic Rays
This volume describes, from a historical point of view, research in cosmic rays and how they were discovered. It covers how the knowledge was gained, detailing the main experiments and the conclusions drawn.
Mario Bertolotti, 2012
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Cosmic Ray Astrophysics
This book provides an exhaustive account of the origin and dynamics of cosmic rays.
Reinhard Schlickeiser, 2002
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The Astrophysics of Galactic Cosmic Rays
Proceedings from two ISSI workshops, 18-22 October 1999 and 15-19 May 2000, Bern, Switzerland
Roland Diehl, Etienne Parizot, R. Kallenbach, 2002
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Cosmic Rays and Mesotrons
Originally published in 1939, this book provided readers with a concise explanation of contemporary developments in the understanding of cosmic rays.
H. J. J. Braddick, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COSMIC RAYS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cosmic rays is used in the context of the following news items.
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Turns Out We Were Completely Wrong About How Pluto Looks
According to NASA, "[T]he reddish color is likely caused by hydrocarbon molecules that are formed when cosmic rays and solar ultraviolet light ... «Mic, Jul 15»
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Two scientists have made a controversial claim that life may exist on …
... was predicted that the comet's black surface crust was created when its naturally occurring organic molecules were struck by cosmic rays and ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
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What's lost in climate arguments
... change: volcanic eruptions, fluctuations in ocean currents, variations in the sun's output, even increased cloudiness due to cosmic rays. «The Salinas Californian, Jul 15»
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How Asteroid Mining Could Open Up the Solar System (Podcast …
But in space it can also be used for radiation shielding from the sun, from the cosmic rays. Using freely available thermal energy, you can break ... «Space.com, Jul 15»
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Life on comets? Not so fast, astronomers say!
... J. Mayo Greenberg (Nature 321, 385), who calculated what would happen to organic, non-living molecules struck by cosmic rays and light. «ZME Science, Jul 15»
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First results from LUCID mapping cosmic rays and solar wind
A satellite experiment to study cosmic rays and the solar wind that was devised by school students is now successfully collecting data in space. «Phys.Org, Jul 15»
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Pluto: The "other" red planet
On the dwarf planet Pluto, the reddish color is likely caused by hydrocarbon molecules that are formed when cosmic rays and solar ultraviolet ... «Astronomy Magazine, Jul 15»
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6 July 2015 in News: Royal Astronomical Society's National …
A satellite experiment devised by school students to study cosmic rays and the solar wind is now successfully collecting data. The Langton ... «Astronomy Now Online, Jul 15»
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Guide to Summer 2015's Blockbusters
The story centers around the origins of the characters and their powers, but instead of cosmic rays affecting them while in space, they will be ... «Uloop News, Jul 15»
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How the Human Body Is Affected by the Cosmic Environment
He and his team found that environmental variables, such as cosmic rays, solar activity, and electromagnetic waves in the Earth's atmosphere, ... «The Epoch Times, Jul 15»

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