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Cerenkov

American  
[chuh-reng-kawf, -kof, -ren-, chyi-ryin-kawf] / tʃəˈrɛŋ kɔf, -kɒf, -ˈrɛn-, tʃyɪ ryɪnˈkɔf /

noun

  1. Pavel A. Cherenkov, Pavel A.

Cerenkov British  
/ tʃɪˈrjɛnkəf /

noun

  1. See Cherenkov

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Such a bow wake is called Cerenkov radiation and is commonly observed in particle physics.

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