Cherenkov

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciationsEnglish: /tʃɪˈrɛŋkɒf/, Russian: /tʃɪˈrjenkəf/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(chə reng′kôf, -kof, -ren′-; Russ. chyi ryin kôf′)



WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Che•ren•kov  (chə reng′kôf, -kof, -ren′-; Russ. chyi ryin kôf′),USA pronunciation n. 
    Pa•vel A.  (pä′vəl; Russ. pä′vyil).USA pronunciation See Cerenkov, Pavel A. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Cherenkov, Cerenkov / tʃɪˈrɛŋkɒf tʃɪˈrjenkəf/
  1. Pavel Alekseyevich ( ˈpavɪl alɪkˈsjejɪvitʃ ). 1904–90, Soviet physicist: noted for work on the effects produced by high-energy particles: shared Nobel prize for physics 1958
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