bombardment
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7.2
- noun
- /bɑmˈbɑrdmənt/
- Specialized
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bombardeo de partículas
- In the experiment, the scientists studied the effects of bombardment by high-energy particles on the material.
- particle bombardment
- cosmic-ray bombardment
Examples
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Indeed, the energy release can be induced by photon bombardment.
Academic text (2006) -
With other colleagues, Winters has done systematic studies of important processes related to ion bombardment of solids and adsorption-desorption of gases from surfaces.
Academic text (1993) -
In the central sphere, you can hear the sound of radioactive bombardment.
Fiction book (1994) -
The field is strong enough to deflect any bombardment.
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The electronic bombardment will penetrate...
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This toxin bombardment blocks the turnover of new proteins, causing these liver cells to die.
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Visits to the Lunar and Planetary Lab introduced students to the variety of meteorites and the bombardment history of Earth.
Academic text (2007) -
The inside of the glass is coated with phosphors that glow in response to the UV bombardment.
Blog text (20) -
Records from detectors in Japan and the United States revealed that the Earth did indeed receive a neutrino bombardment that correlated with the sighting.
Academic text (1990) -
A biofilm can be prevented by an ionic bombardment of the tube, presumably because this reverses the negative electrical charge in the glycocalyx.
Academic text (2002)
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Etymology
Bombardment comes from bomb, giving the idea of being 'hit' many times; scientists use it when a material is repeatedly struck by high-energy particles in experiments. So in science, a bombardment means many particles striking a substance again and again.