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Forbush decrease

[ fawr-boosh ]

noun

, Astronomy.
  1. the sudden decrease in the intensity of cosmic rays after an increase in solar activity.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Forbush decrease1

First recorded in 1930–35; named after Scott E. Forbush (1904–84), U.S. physicist

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