HyperDic: pair_production

English > 1 sense of the expression pair production:
NOUNprocesspair production, pair creation, pair formationthe transformation of a gamma-ray photon into an electron and a positron when the photon passes close to an atomic nucleus
English > pair production: 1 sense > noun 1, process
MeaningThe transformation of a gamma-ray photon into an electron and a positron when the photon passes close to an atomic nucleus.
Synonymspair creation, pair formation
Broadernatural process, natural action, action, activityA process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)

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