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 Aman Tripathi 2 months ago 0 Culture CERN president claims China can build world’s biggest atom smasher CERN president backs China’s plan for biggest collider, praising China’s science progress, amid funding and need debate. —

Interesting Engineering, 24 June 2024 Each year after a brief technical stop in the winter, CERN restarts its accelerator complex and the collider. —

Gabrielle Settles, USA TODAY, 1 June 2024 Gas carried by incoming colliders also set off more star formation in the Milky Way. —

Ann Finkbeiner, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2024 Another walks into the massive interior chamber of a large electron collider and leaps to her death. —

Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for collider

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