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1. n. highly penetrating ionizing radiation of extraterrestrial origin; consisting chiefly of protons and alpha particles; collision with atmospheric particles results in rays and particles of many kinds Source: wordnet

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particles alpha atmospheric chiefly collision consisting extraterrestrial highly ionizing kinds origin protons radiation rays results

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cosmic cosmic dust cosmic radiation cosmic string cosmic time cosmic-rays cosmical cosmically cosmics

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