Corpuscular-radiation
noun, Physics, Astronomy.
1.
radiation consisting of atomic and subatomic particles, as alpha particles, beta particles, and neutrons.
corpuscular radiation n.
Radiation consisting of streams of subatomic particles such as protons, electrons, and neutrons.
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