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collider

British  
/ kəˈlaɪdə /

noun

  1. physics a particle accelerator in which beams of particles are made to collide

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He said the gigantic collider would cost around $19.5 billion.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

In 2022, Mahapatra co-authored another study examining multiple approaches to finding a WIMP, including direct detection, indirect detection and collider searches.

From Science Daily • Jan. 8, 2026

"In a way, the molecule acts like a giant particle collider and gives us a better chance to probe the radium's nucleus."

From Science Daily • Oct. 26, 2025

I saw a 2013 documentary about CERN, which features a shot of an engineer bicycling through the LHC tunnel during a collider shutdown.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2024

The P5 report calls for R&D on a muon collider, stating, “This is our muon shot.”

From Science Magazine • Mar. 27, 2024