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ALPHA DECAY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does alpha decay mean?
• ALPHA DECAY (noun)
The noun ALPHA DECAY has 1 sense:
1. radioactive decay of an atomic nucleus that is accompanied by the emission of an alpha particle
Familiarity information: ALPHA DECAY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Radioactive decay of an atomic nucleus that is accompanied by the emission of an alpha particle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("alpha decay" is a kind of...):
decay; disintegration; radioactive decay (the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation)
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