particle acceleratornoun [ C ]
uk/ˈpɑː.tɪ.kəl əkˌsel.ə.reɪ.tər/us/ˈpɑːr.t̬ə.kəl əkˌsel.ɚ.eɪ.t̬ɚ/in physics, a machine that makes extremely small pieces of matter travel at very high speeds, so that scientists can study the way they behave
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