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bremsstrahlung

Syllabification: (brems·strah·lung)

Pronunciation: /ˈbremˌSHträləNG/

Definition of bremsstrahlung

noun

Physics

electromagnetic radiation produced by the acceleration or especially the deceleration of a charged particle after passing through the electric and magnetic fields of a nucleus.