particle accelerator

noun

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The particle accelerators used to generate muons are very energy intensive, so many fusion reactions must be generated per muon to break even in energy output. IEEE Spectrum, 3 Dec. 2024 But attempts to detect them in space or create them in particle accelerators have so far been unsuccessful. Tom Siegfried, Discover Magazine, 29 Nov. 2024 Then the writers came in with the particle accelerator, and then Dwayne had the one about the slaughtering of pigs. Jen Chaney, Vulture, 23 Aug. 2024 The poop was exhaustively analyzed by a research team of more than a dozen scientists using advanced techniques, and even a synchrotron particle accelerator, to probe each piece of excrement down to the molecular level. Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 27 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for particle accelerator 

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1945, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of particle accelerator was in 1945

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“Particle accelerator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/particle%20accelerator. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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