Meanings
nounparticle accelerator (plural particle accelerators)
plural particle accelerators
- A device that accelerates electrically charged particles to extremely high speeds, for the purpose of inducing high energy reactions or producing high energy radiation.
Synonyms: atom smasher
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA device that accelerates electrically charged particles to extremely high speeds, for the purpose of inducing high energy reactions or producing high energy radiation.
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nouna scientific instrument that increases the kinetic energy of charged particles
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scientific instrument
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Translations
Arabic مُعَجِّل جُسَيْمَات
- مُعَجِّل جُسَيْمَات (muʕajjil jusaymāt)a device that accelerates electrically charged particles to extremely high speeds
Basque partikula-azeleragailu
- partikula-azeleragailua device that accelerates electrically charged particles to extremely high speeds
Bulgarian ускори́тел на части́ци
- ускори́тел на части́ци (uskorítel na častíci)a device that accelerates electrically charged particles to extremely high speeds
Catalan accelerador de partícules
- accelerador de partículesa device that accelerates electrically charged particles to extremely high speeds
Chinese Mandarin 粒子加速器
- 粒子加速器 (lìzǐ jiāsùqì)a device that accelerates electrically charged particles to extremely high speeds
Czech urychlovač částic, urychlovač
- urychlovač částica device that accelerates electrically charged particles to extremely high speeds
- urychlovača device that accelerates electrically charged particles to extremely high speeds
Danish partikelaccelerator
- partikelacceleratora device that accelerates electrically charged particles to extremely high speeds
Dutch deeltjesversneller
- deeltjesversnellera device that accelerates electrically charged particles to extremely high speeds
Finnish hiukkaskiihdytin
- hiukkaskiihdytina device that accelerates electrically charged particles to extremely high speeds
French accélérateur de particules
- accélérateur de particulesa device that accelerates electrically charged particles to extremely high speeds
German Teilchenbeschleuniger
- Teilchenbeschleunigera device that accelerates electrically charged particles to extremely high speeds
Greek επιταχυντής σωματιδίων
- επιταχυντής σωματιδίων (epitachyntís somatidíon)a device that accelerates electrically charged particles to extremely high speeds
Hungarian részecskegyorsító
- részecskegyorsítóa device that accelerates electrically charged particles to extremely high speeds
Icelandic hraðall, öreindahraðall
- hraðalla device that accelerates electrically charged particles to extremely high speeds
- öreindahraðalla device that accelerates electrically charged particles to extremely high speeds
- eindahraðalla device that accelerates electrically charged particles to extremely high speeds
Italian acceleratore di particelle
- acceleratore di particellea device that accelerates electrically charged particles to extremely high speeds
Japanese 粒子加速器
- 粒子加速器 (ryūshi kasokuki)a device that accelerates electrically charged particles to extremely high speeds
Korean 입자가속기, 립자가속기
- 입자가속기 (ipjagasokgi)a device that accelerates electrically charged particles to extremely high speeds
- 립자가속기 (ripjagasokgi)a device that accelerates electrically charged particles to extremely high speeds
Lithuanian dalelių greitintuvas
- dalelių greitintuvasa device that accelerates electrically charged particles to extremely high speeds
Norwegian Bokmål partikkelakselerator
- partikkelakseleratora device that accelerates electrically charged particles to extremely high speeds
Persian شتابدهندهٔ ذرهای
- شتابدهندهٔ ذرهای (šetâb-dahande zarre-yi)a device that accelerates electrically charged particles to extremely high speeds
Polish akcelerator, akcelerator cząstek
- akceleratora device that accelerates electrically charged particles to extremely high speeds
- akcelerator cząsteka device that accelerates electrically charged particles to extremely high speeds
Portuguese acelerador de partículas
- acelerador de partículasa device that accelerates electrically charged particles to extremely high speeds
Romanian accelerator de particule
- accelerator de particulea device that accelerates electrically charged particles to extremely high speeds
Russian ускори́тель части́ц
- ускори́тель части́ц (uskorítelʹ častíc)a device that accelerates electrically charged particles to extremely high speeds
Slovak urýchľovač častíc
- urýchľovač častíca device that accelerates electrically charged particles to extremely high speeds
Spanish acelerador de partículas
- acelerador de partículasa device that accelerates electrically charged particles to extremely high speeds
Swahili kichapuzi chembe
- kichapuzi chembea device that accelerates electrically charged particles to extremely high speeds
Swedish partikelaccelerator
- partikelacceleratora device that accelerates electrically charged particles to extremely high speeds
Tagalog pamungkag-mulapik
- pamungkag-mulapika device that accelerates electrically charged particles to extremely high speeds
Thai เครื่องเร่งอนุภาค
- เครื่องเร่งอนุภาค (krʉ̂ʉang-rêng-à-nú-pâak)a device that accelerates electrically charged particles to extremely high speeds
Turkish parçacık hızlandırıcı
- parçacık hızlandırıcıa device that accelerates electrically charged particles to extremely high speeds
Ukrainian приско́рювач части́нок
- приско́рювач части́нок (pryskórjuvač častýnok)a device that accelerates electrically charged particles to extremely high speeds
Vietnamese máy gia tốc hạt
- máy gia tốc hạta device that accelerates electrically charged particles to extremely high speeds
Cite this entry
APA
particle accelerator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/particle%20accelerator
MLA
“particle accelerator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/particle%20accelerator. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “particle accelerator,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/particle%20accelerator.
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