Advertisement
Advertisement
CERN
- European Laboratory for Particle Physics; formerly called European Organization for Nuclear Research: an international research organization based in Geneva, Switzerland.
CERN
/ sɜːn /
acronym for
- Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire; an organization of European states with a centre in Geneva for research in high-energy particle physics, now called the European Laboratory for Particle Physics
CERN
- An acronym for French words meaning European Center for Nuclear Research. Supported by a consortium of European countries, CERN is an advanced scientific research institute in Geneva, Switzerland. It is one of the premier locations for particle physics research.
Discover More
Notes
After the year 2007, CERN will be the location of the world's largest particle accelerator .
Discover More
Word History and Origins
Origin of CERN1
< French, for C ( onseil ) e ( uropéen pour la ) r ( echerche ) n ( ucléaire )
Discover More
Example Sentences
That boxy, black desktop, which cost CERN around $10,000 at the time, has spawned a sprawling and largely unregulated universe.
From The Daily Beast
In July 2012, headlines screamed of the possible discovery of the “God particle” by scientists at CERN.
From The Daily Beast
Correction: An original version of this article stated that CERN was on the east side of Geneva.
From The Daily Beast
Unlike the CERN researchers I do not “sweat the small stuff”.
From The Daily Beast
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse