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accelerator

[ak-sel-uh-rey-ter] / ækˈsɛl əˌreɪ tər /
NOUN
machine for giving charged particles high velocity
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This upgrade will take advantage of the High-Luminosity LHC accelerator to gather more data and explore rare particles in greater detail.

From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026

In 2024, nearly 4,000 vehicles were recalled for a faulty accelerator pedal that could become dislodged and stuck.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

Competitors SK Hynix and Samsung are reportedly sole HBM4 suppliers for Nvidia’s new accelerator, raising questions for Micron.

From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026

At a sentencing hearing on Friday, Judge Philip Katz KC told the Old Bailey Jackson had not driven an electric vehicle before and had pressed the accelerator believing it was the brake.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

McMillan’s synchrotron and Alvarez’s linear accelerator were under construction.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik