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col·lid·er
(kə-lī′dər)n.
A particle accelerator used to bring about collisions between particles or atoms in order to study their behavior or create isotopes.
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collider
(kəˈlaɪdə)n
(Atomic Physics) physics a particle accelerator in which beams of particles are made to collide
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col•lid•er
(kəˈlaɪ dər)n.
a particle accelerator in which oppositely charged particles circulate in opposite directions and collide head-on.
[1975–80]
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Noun | 1. | collider - an accelerator in which two beams of particles are forced to collide head on atom smasher, particle accelerator, accelerator - a scientific instrument that increases the kinetic energy of charged particles electron accelerator - collider that consists of an accelerator that collides electrons and positrons proton accelerator - a collider that collides beams of protons and antiprotons superconducting supercollider - a collider that operates at very low temperatures |
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