PAIR PRODUCTION

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The transformation of a gamma-ray photon into an electron and a positron when the photon passes close to an atomic nucleus

Synonyms:

pair creation; pair formation; pair production

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("pair production" is a kind of...):

action; activity; natural action; natural process (a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings))

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