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storage ring
Word Origin
noun
,
Physics.
1.
a device for storing charged particles fed from an accelerator, consisting of a set of magnets placed in a ring and adjusted to keep the particles circulating until they are used.
Origin of
storage ring
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1955-1960
1955-60
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