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- DictionaryPar·ti·cle ac·cel·er·a·tor/ˈpärdəkəl əkˈseləˌrādər/
noun
- 1. an apparatus for accelerating subatomic particles to high velocities by means of electric or electromagnetic fields. The accelerated particles are generally made to collide with other particles, either as a research technique or for the generation of high-energy X-rays and gamma rays.
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