internal conversion

noun Physics.

the emission of an electron by an atom with an excited nucleus, occurring as a result of the transfer of energy from the nucleus to the electron.

Origin of internal conversion

First recorded in 1925–30

Words nearby internal conversion

internal carotid plexus, internal cerebral vein, internal clock, internal conflict, internal conjugate, internal conversion, internal ear, internal elastic lamina, internal energy, internal exile, internal fistula