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Pair Production

nounid 115488·updated May 18, 2026
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the transformation of a gamma-ray photon into an electron and a positron when the photon passes close to an atomic nucleus

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pair creationpair formation
plural
Pair Productions
possessive
Pair Production's
pluralpossessive
Pair Productions'

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Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →
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the transformation of a gamma-ray photon into an electron and a positron when the photon passes close to an atomic nucleus
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
the transformation of a gamma-ray photon into an electron and a positron when the photon passes close to an atomic nucleus
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