post-accelerate

verb

To accelerate (an electron or other subatomic particle) after it is deflected in a magnetic field.

OriginEnglish accelerate ← Latin accelerātiō ← Proto-Indo-European *kel- →
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Meanings

verbpost-accelerate (third-person singular simple present post-accelerates, present participle post-accelerating, simple past and past participle post-accelerated)

present singular third person post-accelerates · participle present post-accelerating · participle past post-accelerated · past post-accelerated · alternative postaccelerate

  1. transitiveTo accelerate (an electron or other subatomic particle) after it is deflected in a magnetic field.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pós
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pósti
  3. Proto-Italic*posti
  4. Old Latinposte
  5. Latinpost
  6. Englishpost-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  8. Proto-Italic*ad
  9. Proto-Italic*ad-
  10. Latinad-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*kel-
  12. Latinceler
  13. Latincelerō
  14. Latinaccelerō
  15. Latinaccelerātu
  16. Latinaccelerō
  17. Latinaccelerātiō
  18. Englishaccelerationbf.
  19. Englishaccelerate
  20. Englishpost-accelerate

From post- + accelerate.

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APA

post-accelerate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/post-accelerate

MLA

“post-accelerate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/post-accelerate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “post-accelerate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/post-accelerate.

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