Large Hadron Collider

British  

noun

1. LHC. a particle accelerator at the European Laboratory for Particle Physics near Geneva containing a circular underground tunnel 27km (16.8 miles) in circumference, around which two streams of hadrons are sent in opposite directions before being brought together in a high-energy collision

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Large Hadron Collider

That is where the Large Hadron Collider becomes important.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

A number of upgrades to improve experiments at the Large Hadron Collider will also not be paid for by the agency.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

It is based on the documentary of the same name about the discovery of the Higgs boson — the “God particle” — at the Large Hadron Collider in CERN.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

To chase them down, the Large Hadron Collider sends particles whizzing around an underground ring at phenomenal speeds until they smash into each other.

From Barron's ● Mar. 17, 2026

In modern English the distinction is clear: going to the ballet is an experience; the Large Hadron Collider is an experiment.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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