单词 | atom smasher |
释义 | > as lemmasatom smasher atom smasher n. colloquial an apparatus for causing the break-up of atoms; (Physics) one for imparting a very high speed to charged subatomic particles and causing them to collide with other accelerated particles, or to bombard atoms in a target, producing fission or nuclear rearrangement; = accelerator n. 6, particle accelerator n. at particle n. Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > atomic physics > particle physics > particle accelerator > [noun] accelerator1914 atom smasher1930 particle accelerator1945 1930 Astounding Stories May 241/1 The snap of the electrical discharge as the Atom Smasher began to operate. 1958 A. Marshack World in Space viii. 148 To duplicate the cosmic rays, scientists have built atom-smashers, great magnetic accelerators that speed particles to enormous velocities. 2001 Science 10 Aug. 1019/2 Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory has unveiled a Web tool that lets anyone search 4 years' worth of data from the world's most powerful atom smasher. < as lemmas |
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