English Explanatory Dictionary

Christofilos effect

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The entrapment of electrons from nuclear weapons in the Earth's magnetic field.

Word forms

Christofilos effect

Etymology

Named after Nicholas Christofilos who predicted the effect in 1957.

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