beta ray

noun Physics.

a stream of beta particles.

Origin of beta ray

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby beta ray

beta granule, beta iron, beta line, beta particle, beta radiation, beta ray, beta receptor, beta rhythm, beta sheet, beta stock, beta structure

British Dictionary definitions for beta ray

beta ray

noun

a stream of beta particles

Medical definitions for beta ray

beta ray

n.

A stream of beta particles, especially of electrons.

Scientific definitions for beta ray

beta ray

A stream of beta particles.