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bevatron |
a synchrotron used to accelerate protons and other particles to a level of several billion electron-volts. |
gun |
to cause to accelerate dramatically. [1/7 definitions] |
newton |
a unit of force equal to the amount necessary to accelerate a mass of one kilogram one meter per second per second. |
pick up |
to accelerate after a decline. [1/8 definitions] |
poundal |
in physics, a unit of force equal to the amount of force needed to accelerate a standard one-pound mass one foot per second per second. |
proton synchrotron |
a ring-shaped synchrotron that is used to accelerate protons and other heavy particles to energies of billions of electron-volts. |
quicken |
to make faster; accelerate. [1/4 definitions] |
reaccelerate |
combined form of accelerate. |
rev |
(informal) to accelerate the speed of (an engine). [1/5 definitions] |
synchrotron |
a machine that uses a magnetic field in combination with an electrostatic field to accelerate charged particles to high energies. |
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