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

Great balls of glue Enter the BES III experiment, an electron-positron collider specifically designed to study J/ψ particles for telltale glueball signatures. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026

The initiative was only recently presented to the international physics community at CERN, where the researchers also explored opportunities for deeper scientific and technical collaboration between major collider programs. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026

In the city of Novosibirsk in southern Siberia, the VEPP-2000 collider has been crashing electrons into positrons on and off since the turn of the millennium. — Matt Von Hippel, Quanta Magazine, 29 July 2026

Various countries are contributing to ongoing upgrades for the collider, including special magnets from China, crystals from Italy and cast-iron shielding from Pakistan. — Lisa Song, CNN Money, 28 July 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