collider

noun

col·​lid·​er kə-ˈlī-dər 

: a particle accelerator in which two beams of particles moving in opposite directions are made to collide

Examples of collider in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

From cosmic ray experiments to radioactive decay experiments to solar experiments to high-energy physics experiments involving particle colliders, the Standard Model’s predictions have agreed with every single such experiment ever performed. —Big Think, 24 Mar. 2026

The Tevatron collider, located at Illinois’ Fermilab, followed suit with its own earnest search but was shut down in 2011. —Mariangela Lisanti, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026

The 200+200 giga-electron volt proton-proton collider was designed to use advanced superconducting magnets cooled by a massive helium refrigeration system to produce high-energy collisions. —IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2026

The team is now exploring the feasibility of using muons, one of the fundamental subatomic particles, in a future high-energy muon collider. —Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1977, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for collider

• confider
• divider
• insider
• outsider
• provider
• cider
• cyder
• eider
• glider
• hider
• rider
• schneider