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noun
Any of several forms of particle accelerator in which two opposing beams of particles collide.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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noun
A node in a causal graph that has at least two incoming edges.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: graph-theory, mathematics, sciences
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noun
A model of the shape of an object for purposes of collision detection.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: video-games
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noun
an accelerator in which two beams of particles are forced to collide head on
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: accelerator, particle accelerator, atom smasher
Narrower terms: electron accelerator, proton accelerator, superconducting supercollider
History
Etymology tree English collide Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English collider From collide + -er.
Across languages
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
