high-energy
- Of or relating to elementary particles with energies exceeding hundreds of thousands of electron volts.
- Yielding a large amount of energy upon undergoing chemical reaction.
- Vigorous; dynamic.
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Examples from the Web for high-energy
Contemporary Examples
After three weeks of high-energy crisis management, Pragnell returned to his everyday office work.
So he did what any high-energy, incredibly ambitious University of Michigan grad would do—he headed to Denver.
The morning tends to be my high-energy time, and I usually write in the morning.
A boy named Andy Maguire is zapped with high-energy “Parker Particles,” and a new hero is born—Alpha.
Historical Examples
These mesons materialize only in high-energy nuclear collisions.
LRL AcceleratorsLawrence Radiation Laboratory
There were also comets and meteors and calcium-clouds and high-energy free nuclei, all of which acted as was appropriate for them.
A Matter of ImportanceWilliam Fitzgerald Jenkins
The shielding had been torn away from one of the energy converters and exposed the room to high-energy radiation.
The Highest TreasonRandall Garrett
High-energy beams blasted, fairly volatilizing the ground as they struck in as deep as they could be driven.
The Galaxy PrimesEdward Elmer Smith
High-energy beams of particles can be used for selective destruction of specific areas of the brain.
LRL AcceleratorsLawrence Radiation Laboratory