Cherenkov
or Ce·ren·kov
[ chuh-reng-kawf, -kof, -ren-; Russian chyi-ryin-kawf ]
/ tʃəˈrɛŋ kɔf, -kɒf, -ˈrɛn-; Russian tʃyɪ ryɪnˈkɔf /
noun
Pa·vel A. [pah-vuh l; Russian pah-vyil] /ˈpɑ vəl; Russian ˈpɑ vyɪl/,1904–1990,
Russian physicist: Nobel Prize 1958.
British Dictionary definitions for cherenkov
Cherenkov
Cerenkov
/ (tʃɪˈrɛŋkɒf, Russian tʃɪˈrjenkəf) /
noun
Pavel Alekseyevich (ˈpavɪl alɪkˈsjejɪvitʃ). 1904–90, Soviet physicist: noted for work on the effects produced by high-energy particles: shared Nobel prize for physics 1958