LINEAR ACCELERATOR


Meaning of LINEAR ACCELERATOR in English

Physics.

an accelerator in which particles are propelled in straight paths by the use of alternating electric voltages that are timed in such a way that the particles receive increasing increments of energy. Also called linac .

[ 1930-35 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .