LINEAR ACCELERATOR

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Ions are accelerated along a linear path by voltage differences on electrodes along the path

Synonyms:

linac; linear accelerator

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("linear accelerator" is a kind of...):

accelerator; atom smasher; particle accelerator (a scientific instrument that increases the kinetic energy of charged particles)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "linear accelerator"):

microwave linear accelerator (linear accelerator that uses microwaves)