particle beam

/ˌpɑrdəkəl bim/
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Other forms: particle beams

Definitions of particle beam
  1. noun
    a collimated flow of particles (atoms or electrons or molecules)
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    types:
    ion beam, ionic beam
    a beam of ions moving in the same direction at the same speed
    type of:
    beam, electron beam, ray
    a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation
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