Usually means: High-energy, fast electrons or positrons.
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General (9 matching dictionaries)
  1. beta rays: Merriam-Webster
  2. beta rays: Collins English Dictionary
  3. beta rays: Vocabulary.com
  4. beta rays: Wordnik
  5. Beta rays: Dictionary.com
  6. Beta rays: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. beta rays: Stammtisch Beau Fleuve Acronyms
  8. beta rays: FreeDictionary.org
  9. Beta rays, beta-rays: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Beta rays, beta-rays: Encyclopedia

Medicine (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. beta rays: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  4. Medical Device Glossary of Terms (No longer online)
  5. beta-rays, beta rays: Medical dictionary

Tech (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. AUTOMOTIVE TERMS (No longer online)
  2. Beta rays: Gems and Precious Stones

(Note: See beta_ray as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (beta ray)

noun:  A stream of beta particles (fast-moving electrons propagating through a gas or vacuum), such as emitted by a radioactive substance.
▸ Also see beta_ray

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