supercollider
/ˈsupərkəˌlaɪdər/
noun
- A large scientific machine that accelerates particles to very high speeds and makes them collide, used to study the fundamental nature of matter.
- Building a supercollider requires international cooperation and huge funding.
- The Large Hadron Collider is the world's most powerful supercollider.
- Scientists use a supercollider to discover new subatomic particles.
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