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Definition of: Cerenkov effect
(se·ren′kôf) Physics
The emission of light by a charged particle passing through a medium with a velocity greater than the velocity of light in that medium. Also Cerenkov radiation, [after P. A. Cerenkov, U.S.S.R. physicist]
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