Corpuscular Radiation (Noun)
Meaning
A stream of atomic or subatomic particles that may be charged positively (e.g. alpha particles) or negatively (e.g. beta particles) or not at all (e.g. neutrons).
Classification
Nouns denoting natural phenomena.
Examples
- The Earth's atmosphere protects us from most corpuscular radiation that comes from the sun.
- Cosmic rays are a type of high-energy corpuscular radiation that originates from outside our solar system.
- The new space suit is designed to block corpuscular radiation, which can cause damage to both people and electronic equipment.
- Corpuscular radiation is often used in medicine to destroy cancer cells, but it must be used with caution to avoid harming healthy cells.
- Scientists have been studying the corpuscular radiation emitted by the Jupiter's magnetic field to learn more about the planet's internal dynamics.