Usually means: Helium nuclei emitted in radioactivity.
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General (9 matching dictionaries)
  1. alpha rays: Collins English Dictionary
  2. alpha rays: Vocabulary.com
  3. alpha rays: Wordnik
  4. alpha rays: Wiktionary
  5. Alpha rays: Dictionary.com
  6. Alpha rays: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. alpha rays: Stammtisch Beau Fleuve Acronyms
  8. alpha rays: FreeDictionary.org
  9. Alpha rays, alpha-rays: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Alpha rays, alpha-rays: Encyclopedia

Medicine (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. alpha rays: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. Alpha rays, alpha-rays: Medical dictionary

Tech (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Alpha rays: Gems and Precious Stones

(Note: See alpha_ray as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (alpha ray)

noun:  A stream of alpha particles.
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