particle accelerator

noun

: accelerator sense d

Examples of particle accelerator in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Large Hadron Collider is the most powerful particle accelerator ever built, according to according to CERN, the organization that operates the collider. —George Petras, USA Today, 17 May 2025

This phenomenon could generate effects similar to those seen in particle accelerators here on Earth. —Robert Lea, Space.com, 3 June 2025

Fortunately, the cosmos offers natural particle accelerators in the form of the extreme environments around supermassive black holes. —Robert Lea, Space.com, 3 June 2025

Here on Earth Prime, nine years after a weasel met a particle accelerator and everything started to get weird, the GTI shines as almost the perfect blend of performance and everyday practicality while keeping the footprint small and the sticker price affordable. —ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1945, in the meaning defined above

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