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Meanings of xenon in English

Russian
ксенон
Portuguese
xenónio
Catalan
xenó
Spanish
xenón
Wikidata

Chemical element with atomic number of 54 and heaviest stable noble gas.

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        ксенон
        Russian
        xcpu
        Portuguese
        xenon
        Spanish
        xenon
        Wikidata

        Central processing unit used by Xbox 360 video game console.

              xcpu
              Usage of xenon in English
              1
              Tiffany froze at the reservation stand, like a deer in xenon headlights.
              Don't blink
              2
              Space missions also use xenon as rocket fuel to launch satellites.
              Wired
              3
              The energy lost to the xenon gas is about 70 keV per proton.
              Pubmed
              4
              A car passed going the other direction, its xenon headlights blinding.
              Killer
              5
              Then wait for a passing WIMP to bang into a xenon atom's nucleus.
              Wired
              6
              CBF was measured with xenon-133 inhalation using single photon emission tomography.
              Pubmed
              7
              Results: In phantom studies, image noise was significantly lower using ceramic versus xenon detectors.
              Pubmed
              8
              When these 'loose' electrons strike the xenon gas atoms, they create highly charged ions.
              News.com.au
              9
              The world produces about 40 tons of xenon a year.
              Wired
              10
              Data acquisition and activation of an actinic xenon flash unit occurs under computer control.
              Pubmed
              11
              The price of xenon peaks and falls like a seismograph.
              Wired
              12
              The names, neon, krypton, xenon, signify respectively, new, hidden, stranger.
              An Elementary Study of Chemistry
              13
              Conclusion: The percentage of areas enhanced by xenon demonstrated strong correlations with obstructive ventilation impairment.
              Pubmed
              14
              Both collaborators-turned-rivals also use liquid-xenon detectors and similar technology.
              Wired
              15
              Motorola has announced the first Android smartphone to include a xenon flash, the Milestone XT720.
              Reuters
              16
              The A3's face gets a new wider one-piece grille and new xenon headlights as standard.
              The Irish Times
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