cosmic radiation
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6.6
- noun
- /ˈkɒzmɪk ˌreɪdiˈeɪʃən/
- Specialized
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radiación cósmica
- Once outside the Earth's protective magnetic field, most living things need serious protection to survive the DNA damaging cosmic radiation in space.
- galactic cosmic radiation
- surge in cosmic radiation
- cosmic radiation exposure
There's also the issue of cosmic radiation, dust and space debris that had pretty much constantly damaged the equipment.
- There's also the issue of cosmic radiation, dust and space debris that had pretty much constantly damaged the equipment.
Examples
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The purpose of the project was to try to ascertain the effects of cosmic radiation on live animals.
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The astronauts must wear protective gear to shield themselves from harmful cosmic radiation during their mission.
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Water is a very good method of protecting against cosmic radiation.
Blog text (6) -
Dicke and his students identified the noise as cosmic radiation.
Academic text (1994) -
A bombardment of cosmic radiation from outer space.
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The Earth's magnetic field protects us from cosmic radiation particles.
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Low solar activity reduces the shielding against cosmic radiation, and this results in increased cloud cover and hence a cooling.
Blog text (30) -
Anywhere on the surface of the Earth, there are always some neutrons buzzing around owing to cosmic radiation from outer space.
Academic text (1994) -
High-energy accelerated particles of exploded stars, the cosmic radiation, are helping to form clouds.
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The Earth's magnetosphere, if you'll look to the screen, specifically the Van Allen belt, shields us from deadly solar winds and cosmic radiation.
Synonyms
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High-energy particles from space that enter Earth's atmosphere
How Intense
- Specialized
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- Specialized
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4.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositionally built from 'cosmic' (relating to the universe) + 'radiation' (emitted energy), so its meaning 'radiation from space/the cosmos' is directly inferable from the constituents. This compositional pattern is literal and cross‑linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily understand the term.
Etymology
Cosmic radiation comes from a simple picture: the word cosmic means the sky or space and radiation means rays, so people imagined invisible rays falling from above. That's why the phrase means very strong rays 'from space' that reach Earth.