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atom smasher |
see "accelerator." |
betatron |
in physics, an electron accelerator in which the speed of the electrons is increased to high energies, from a few million to a few hundred million electron volts, by the action of a rapidly changing magnetic field. |
collider |
in nuclear physics, a type of accelerator in which occurs the bombardment of certain charged particles by certain others, such as electrons and positrons; colliding-beam machine. |
field magnet |
a magnet used to produce and maintain a magnetic field in an electrical device such as a motor, generator, or particle accelerator. |
floor |
to press (an automobile accelerator) to the floor. [1/9 definitions] |
gas |
the accelerator of an automobile. [1/14 definitions] |
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