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linear accelerator

noun

Definition of linear accelerator

: a device in which charged particles are accelerated in a straight line by successive impulses from a series of electric fields

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 And patterns that reified that idea began to emerge in data generated by proton collisions in the linear accelerators in California. — Peter Byrne, Quanta Magazine, "Waiting for the Revolution," 24 May 2013 Matthew Nowicki, a Polish émigré architect, hoped to encircle the vexing roundabout with an elevated linear accelerator-cum-shopping center. — Greg Goldin, New York Times, "10 Places That Define New York City, Reimagined," 30 Oct. 2017

First Known Use of linear accelerator

1945, in the meaning defined above

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linear accelerator

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Medical Definition of linear accelerator

: an accelerator in which particles are propelled in a straight line and receive successive increments of energy through the application of alternating potentials to a series of electrodes and gaps

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