Meanings
nounpreaccelerator (plural preaccelerators)
plural preaccelerators
- natural sciencesAny accelerator that accelerates particles and feeds them to a larger accelerator for further acceleration
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*per-
- Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
- Proto-Italic*prai
- Proto-Italic*prai-
- Latinprae-
- Middle Englishpre-
- Englishpre-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
- Proto-Italic*ad
- Proto-Italic*ad-
- Latinad-
- Proto-Indo-European*kel-
- Latinceler
- Latincelerō
- Latinaccelerō
- Latinaccelerātu
- Latinaccelerō
- Latinaccelerātiō
- Englishaccelerationbf.
- Englishaccelerate
- Englishaccelerator
- Englishpreaccelerator
From pre- + accelerator.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Italian preacceleratore
- preacceleratoreaccelerator which feeds a larger accelerator
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APA
preaccelerator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preaccelerator
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“preaccelerator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preaccelerator. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “preaccelerator,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preaccelerator.
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