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Noun: particle accelerator  'paa(r)-ti-kul ak'se-lu,rey-tu(r)
  1. A scientific instrument that increases the kinetic energy of charged particles
    - accelerator, atom smasher

Derived forms: particle accelerators

Type of: scientific instrument

Encyclopedia: Particle accelerator