Usually means: Radiation emitted when particles exceed.
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  1. Cherenkov effect: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
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  4. Cherenkov effect: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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Definitions from Wiktionary (Cherenkov effect)

noun:  Alternative form of Cerenkov effect [(physics) The emission of light (Cerenkov radiation) that occurs when a charged particle passes through an insulator at a speed greater than the speed of light in that medium; the characteristic blue glow from a nuclear reactor.]

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