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nounPortuguese navigator who led an expedition around the Cape of Good Hope in 1497; he sighted and named Natal on Christmas Day before crossing the Indian Ocean (1469-1524)
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nouna unit of magnetic field strength equal to one-hundred-thousandth of an oerstedtype of:part of:
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nounthe 3rd letter of the Greek alphabet
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- compton United States physicist noted for research on x-rays and gamma rays and nuclear energy; his observation that X-rays behave like miniature bowling balls in their interactions with electrons provided evidence for the quantal nature of light (1892-1962)
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- radiogram a photographic image produced on a radiosensitive surface by radiation other than visible light (especially by X-rays or gamma rays)
- radiograph a photographic image produced on a radiosensitive surface by radiation other than visible light (especially by X-rays or gamma rays)
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- cobalt 60 a radioactive isotope of cobalt with mass number 60; a source of exceptionally intense gamma rays; used in radiation therapy