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storage ring

American

noun

Physics.

a device for storing charged particles fed from an accelerator, consisting of a set of magnets placed in a ring and adjusted to keep the particles circulating until they are used.

Etymology

Origin of storage ring

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

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The layout includes a library gallery, TV room, gym, laundry, garden room, storage room, and three-car garage.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026

In thrall to her mission, June rents a dusty, disheveled storage room in town.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

The grandfather of one of the young victims told La Vanguardia that the boys used the storage room, which is thought to have been converted into a living space, to meet each other.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

The first and only response to that invitation was to ask him to put a padlock on the door to the storage room full of boxed documents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

It had a storage room with stacks of long sheets of paper with numbers on the margins and boxes of pens, pencils, staples, and paper clips.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez

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