bremsstrahlung
/ˈbɹɛm.ʃtrɑ.ləŋ/noun
bremsstrahlung is spelled B-R-E-M-S-S-T-R-A-H-L-U-N-G: 14 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bremsstrahlung means “The electromagnetic radiation produced by the deceleration of a charged particle, such as an electron, when it is deflected by another charged…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bremsstrahlung is bremsstrahlungs.
How many letters and syllables are in bremsstrahlung?
| Letters | 14: B-R-E-M-S-S-T-R-A-H-L-U-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 134,976th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is bremsstrahlung?
Bremsstrahlung appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce bremsstrahlung?
- US /ˈbɹɛm.ʃtrɑ.ləŋ/
- US /ˈbɹɛms.ʃtrɑ.ləŋ/
- US /ˈbɹɛm.strɑ.ləŋ/
Bremsstrahlung has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of bremsstrahlung
- bremsstrahlungs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bremsstrahlung mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The electromagnetic radiation produced by the deceleration of a charged particle, such as an electron, when it is deflected by another charged particle, such as an atomic nucleus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bremsstrahlung in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Bremsstrahlung |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does bremsstrahlung come from?
Borrowed from German Bremsstrahlung (“braking or deceleration radiation”), which had been coined in German by Arnold Sommerfeld from bremsen (“to brake”) + Strahlung (“radiation”) in 1909, and was first used in English by Arthur Edward Ruark and Harold Urey in 1930.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).