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ベータ崩壊 (beetahoukai) Japanese meaning: beta decay | Kotomora

ベータ崩ほう壊かい

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Meanings

1

beta decay

Physics term for a type of radioactive decay in which a beta particle is emitted.

中ちゅう性せい子しが陽よう子しに変かわる過か程ていでベータ

崩ほう

壊かい

が

起お

こる

。

Beta decay occurs in the process where a neutron turns into a proton.

Kanji

崩crumble, die, demolish
壊demolition, break, destroy

Related words

アルファ崩ほう壊かい
Alpha decay, another type of radioactive decay where an alpha particle is emitted.
ガンマ崩ほう壊かい
Gamma decay, involving emission of gamma rays, often following alpha or beta decay.

Written forms

ベータ崩ほう壊かい
Standard kanji-katakana spelling for beta decay.
β崩壊べーたほうかい
Uses the Greek letter β; common in scientific contexts.

Etymology

From English 'beta' + 崩壊 (collapse, decay).