high-energy physics
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of high-energy physics
First recorded in 1960–65
Example Sentences
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He opted for high-energy physics and theoretical math instead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
"As a rule, experiments in high-energy physics have different designs even if they have the same science goal. Joint analyses allow us to use complementary features of these designs."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2025
Gary Marcus has argued for ‘‘a coordinated, multidisciplinary, multinational effort’’ modeled after the European high-energy physics lab CERN, which has successfully developed billion-dollar science projects like the Large Hadron Collider.
From New York Times ● Apr. 15, 2022
Fusion energy sciences and high-energy physics get only $1 million more than they received this year, some $671 million and $1.046 billion, respectively, whereas the budget for nuclear physics is flat, at $713 million.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 22, 2020
Nor could dispensers of government patronage merely weigh scientific projects against one another: the cost of high-energy physics had become so great that broader priorities were implicated.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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