supercollider

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US/ˈsupɚkəlaɪdɚ/

noun

A high-energy particle accelerator.

OriginEnglish collider ← Latin super- ← Proto-Italic *super →
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Meanings

nounsupercollider (plural supercolliders)

plural supercolliders

  1. A high-energy particle accelerator.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Englishsuper-
  7. Englishcollider
  8. Englishsupercollider

From super- + collider.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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