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atom smasher

/ˈætəm ˌsmæʃər/

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/ˈætəm ˌsmæʃər/C1informalscientific
  • ruНеформальный термин для ускорителя частиц, научного устройства, используемого для разгона субатомных частиц до высоких скоростей для исследований в физике.

An informal term for a particle accelerator, a scientific device used to accelerate subatomic particles to high speeds for research in physics.

  1. Particle acceleratorC1formal

    A scientific device that accelerates charged particles to high speeds and collides them, used to study subatomic particles and fundamental forces.

    ruУскоритель частиц

    • The Large Hadron Collider is the world's largest atom smasher.
    • Scientists use an atom smasher to discover new particles.
    • The atom smasher helped confirm the existence of the Higgs boson.