corpuscular-radiation pressure
- noun
- /ˈkɔrpəskjələr ˈreɪdiˌeɪʃən ˈprɛʃər/
- Archaic
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presión de radiación corpuscular
- The corpuscular-radiation pressure on the spacecraft's solar sail is enough to gradually change its velocity.
Examples
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Scientists measured the corpuscular-radiation pressure exerted by laser light reflecting off a small mirror.
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Understanding corpuscular-radiation pressure is important when studying the behavior of photons in astrophysical environments.
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The corpuscular-radiation pressure affects the motion of spacecraft.
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Can you explain how corpuscular-radiation pressure works?
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Scientists measured the corpuscular-radiation pressure exerted by laser light reflecting off a small mirror.
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The corpuscular-radiation pressure on the spacecraft's solar sail is enough to gradually change its velocity.
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Understanding corpuscular-radiation pressure is important when studying the behavior of particles in various environments.
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Surface Forms
Morphology
corpuscular-radiation + pressure
The phrase is a straightforward composition: 'corpuscular-radiation' (radiation made of particles) modifies 'pressure', so the meaning is simply pressure caused by particle radiation or impacts. Although the term is technical and uncommon, its semantics are directly derivable from the constituent words, so a learner who knows them should be able to understand it.
Etymology
The term corpuscular-radiation pressure names the tiny pressure made when small corpuscular particles in radiation like light hit a surface. Each hit gives a very small 'push', so the phrase means the slight pressure produced by these particle hits.