Definition of collider
: a particle accelerator in which two beams of particles moving in opposite directions are made to collide
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The collider is located more than 500 feet under the ground straddling the France-Switzerland border.
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Colliders get their mojo from Einstein’s equivalence of mass and energy.
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A collider of classical music, rock, and electronica, Planetarium is unfailingly ambitious and intermittently dazzling.
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The collider uses 1,200 magnets to guide two beams of particles moving at almost the speed of light around the 16-mile-long oval.
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Now, a major upgrade of one of its detectors combined with a recent boost in the collider's power promises to make the world's largest machine even better at unlocking the sub-atomic secrets of the universe.
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Further data confirmed the Higgs discovery, and then the collider shut down for a two-year upgrade that more than doubled its particle-smashing power.
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First Known Use of collider
1979
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