MEGA-VOLTAGE LINEAR ACCELERATOR

Meaning of MEGA-VOLTAGE LINEAR ACCELERATOR in English

MeV linear accelerator. A machine that creates high-energy radiation to treat cancer, using electricity to form a stream of fast-moving subatomic particles. Also called linear accelerator or a linac.

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VOLTAGE — (-aje) n voltage
Interlingua English vocab
MEGA — mega- [occurring in compounds] mega- (= great, extended; a million times)
Interlingua English vocab
ACCELERATOR — n accelerator (1. anything which increases speed of motion; 2. contrivance for producing greater speed in a machine)
Interlingua English vocab
VOLTAGE — noun Date: 1890 electric potential or potential difference expressed in volts, intensity of feeling
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MEGA — adjective Etymology: ~- Date: 1968 vast , of the highest level of rank, excellence, or importance
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LINEAR — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Linear A and Linear B linear accelerator linear algebra linear approximation linear programming linear …
Английский словарь Британика
MEGA- — I. combining form or meg- Etymology: Greek, from megas large, great, strong — more at much 1. a. : great …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LINEAR — I. ˈlinēə(r) adjective Etymology: Latin linearis, from linea line + -aris -ar 1. a. : of or relating to a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MEGA — ˈmegə adjective Etymology: mega- 1. : huge : vast a mega electronics store 2. : of the highest level of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VOLTAGE — ˈvōltij, -tēj noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary volt (II) + -age 1. : electric potential or potential …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ACCELERATOR — -ˌrād.ə(r), -ātə- noun ( -s ) 1. : one that accelerates: as a. : any muscle or nerve that speeds …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VOLTAGE — (n.) Electric potential or potential difference, expressed in volts.
Английский словарь Webster
MEGA — () Alt. of Megalo-
Английский словарь Webster
ACCELERATOR — (n.) One who, or that which, accelerates. Also as an adj.; as, accelerator nerves.
Английский словарь Webster
VOLTAGE — ( n. ) Electric potential or potential difference, expressed in volts.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MEGA — Alt. of Megalo-
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ACCELERATOR — ( n. ) One who, or that which, accelerates. Also as an adj.; as, accelerator nerves.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LINEAR — — linearly , adv. /lin"ee euhr/ , adj. 1. of, consisting of, or using lines: linear design. 2. pertaining to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ACCELERATOR — /ak sel"euh ray'teuhr/ , n. 1. a person or thing that accelerates. 2. Auto. a device, usually operated by the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MEGA — pref. large, big; million (also meg)
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MEGA- — or meg- Etymology: Greek, from megas large — more at much 1. a. : great : large mega spore b. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MEGA — adjective Etymology: mega - Date: 1968 1. : vast a mega electronics store 2. : of the highest level of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LINEAR — adjective Date: circa 1656 1. a. (1) : of, relating to, resembling, or having a graph that is a line …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ACCELERATOR — noun Date: 1552 : one that accelerates: as a. : a muscle or nerve that speeds the performance of an …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MEGA — alt. of megalo-.
Webster English vocab
LINEAR — adj of or pertaining to a line; consisting of lines; in a straight direction; lineal. 2. linear ·adj like a …
Webster English vocab
ACCELERATOR — noun one who, or that which, accelerates. also as an ·adj; as, accelerator nerves.
Webster English vocab
MEGA — informal ■ adjective 1》 very large. 2》 excellent. ■ adverb extremely. Origin 1980s: independent usage of ~- .
Concise Oxford English vocab
MEGA- — [mega-] or meg- comb form [Gk, fr. megas large--more at much] 1 a: great: large "megaspore" b: greatly surpassing others …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LINEAR — [lin.e.ar] adj (ca. 1656) 1 a (1): of, relating to, resembling, or having a graph that is a line and …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ACCELERATOR — in the rubber industry, any of numerous chemical substances that cause vulcanization (q.v.) of rubber to occur more rapidly or …
Britannica English vocabulary
MEGA- — mega- combining form BrE AmE ¦meɡ ə ▷ — megastar ˈmeɡ ə stɑː AmE \ -stɑːr
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MEGA — mega BrE AmE ˈmeɡ ə
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LINEAR — linear BrE AmE ˈlɪn i‿ə AmE \ ə r ▷ linear|ly li ▶ ˌ Linear ˈ B BrE AmE ▶ …
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ACCELERATOR — accelerator BrE AmE ək ˈsel ə reɪt ə æk-, ɪk- AmE \ -reɪt̬ ə r ▷ accelerator|s z
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VOLTAGE — / ˈvəʊltɪdʒ; NAmE ˈvoʊlt-/ noun [ U , C ] electrical force measured in volts : high / low voltage
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MEGA — / ˈmegə; NAmE / adjective [ usually before noun ] ( informal ) very large or impressive SYN huge , …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LINEAR — / ˈlɪniə(r); NAmE / adjective 1. of or in lines : In his art he broke the laws of scientific …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
VOLTAGE — volt ‧ age /ˈvəʊltɪdʒ $ ˈvoʊl-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] electrical force measured in volts high/low voltage
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MEGA- — mega- /meɡə/ BrE AmE prefix [ Language: Greek ; Origin: megas 'large' ] 1 . [in nouns] a million – …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MEGA — meg ‧ a /ˈmeɡə/ BrE AmE adjective informal very big and impressive or enjoyable: Their first record was a mega …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LINEAR — lin ‧ e ‧ ar /ˈlɪniə $ -ər/ BrE AmE adjective 1 . consisting of lines, or in the form …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LINEAR — adj. 1 a of or in lines; in lines rather than masses (linear development). b of length (linear extent). 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LINEAR — adj. 1 a of or in lines; in lines rather than masses (linear development). b of length (linear extent). 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LINEAR — adj.1 a of or in lines; in lines rather than masses (linear development). b of length (linear extent). 2 long …
Oxford English vocab
VOLTAGE — ( voltages) The voltage of an electrical current is its force measured in volts. The systems are getting smaller and …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MEGA- — 1. Mega- is added to nouns that refer to units of measurement in order to form other nouns referring to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MEGA — 1. Young people sometimes use mega in front of adjectives or adverbs in order to emphasize them. ( INFORMAL ) …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LINEAR — 1. A linear process or development is one in which something changes or progresses straight from one stage to another, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ACCELERATOR — ( accelerators) The accelerator in a car or other vehicle is the pedal which you press with your foot in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MEGA- — 1. Mega- is added to nouns that refer to units of measurement in order to form other nouns referring to …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
MEGA — 1. Young people sometimes use ~ in front of adjectives or adverbs in order to emphasize them. (INFORMAL) He has …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
VOLTAGE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE high ▪ Weakly electric fish don't need high voltages or currents for their purposes, …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MEGA — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES big/mega bucks (= a lot of money ) ▪ Using celebrities in advertising is guaranteed …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LINEAR — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN accelerator ▪ The most appropriate way of accelerating charged particles for use in a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ACCELERATOR — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES particle accelerator COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE linear ▪ Stanford will get its linear colliding-beam …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
VOLTAGE — [noun]At high voltages, cables need to be properly insulated. [C]Transistors are safe to use because they only need low voltage. …
Cambridge English vocab
MEGA — (BIG) [adjective], [exclamation] [informal] - very good or very bigThese are the mega issues/trends of the moment.The airline was described …
Cambridge English vocab
LINEAR — (LINES) [adjective] - consisting of or to do with linesA linear diagram of the car might be more informative than …
Cambridge English vocab
ACCELERATOR — [noun] [C]She put her foot down on the accelerator (= the pedal in a car which makes it go faster).See …
Cambridge English vocab
LINEAR — adj. Linear A and Linear B linear accelerator linear algebra linear approximation linear programming linear transformation
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ACCELERATOR — Synonyms and related words : PCV valve, alternator, ammeter, atom smasher, atomic accelerator, atomic cannon, bearings, bonnet, boot, brake, bucket …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
VOLTAGE — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ high , low ▪ constant ▪ mains , supply ▪ Most house lighting runs at the full …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
ACCELERATOR — noun VERB + ACCELERATOR ▪ depress , floor , hit , press , put your foot (down) on , step …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary

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