: a device in which charged particles are accelerated in a straight line by successive impulses from a series of electric fields
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebThe world’s first x-ray laser, the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) unveiled in 2009 at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, is an FEL powered by the lab’s famous 3-kilometer long linear accelerator. Adrian Cho, Science | AAAS, 25 July 2021 Electrons are fired into a linear accelerator to boost their speeds and then injected into a storage ring. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 2 Dec. 2020 Electrons are fired into a linear accelerator to boost their speeds and then injected into a storage ring. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 2 Dec. 2020 Electrons are fired into a linear accelerator to boost their speeds and then injected into a storage ring. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 2 Dec. 2020 Electrons are fired into a linear accelerator to boost their speeds and then injected into a storage ring. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 2 Dec. 2020 Electrons are fired into a linear accelerator to boost their speeds and then injected into a storage ring. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 2 Dec. 2020 Electrons are fired into a linear accelerator to boost their speeds and then injected into a storage ring. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 2 Dec. 2020 Electrons are fired into a linear accelerator to boost their speeds and then injected into a storage ring. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 2 Dec. 2020 See More
Word History
First Known Use
1945, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
linear accelerator
noun
: 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