Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pair_formation

1 sense of pair formation

Sense 1
pair production, pair creation, pair formation -- (the transformation of a gamma-ray photon into an electron and a positron when the photon passes close to an atomic nucleus)
       => natural process, natural action, action, activity -- (a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity")