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linac

/ˈlɪnæk/

linac noun: a linear particle accelerator.

Noun

linac (plural linacs)

  1. A linear particle accelerator.
    • Usually such ‘linacs’ are short, low-energy machines, but they can be high energy and lengthy, as at the Stanford Linear Accelerator in California.2004, Frank Close, Particle Physics: A Very Short Introduction, page 49

Forms of linac

plurallinacs

Origin of linac

Contraction of linear accelerator.

Words formed from linac

Questions about linac

What does linac mean?
Linac means a linear particle accelerator.
What part of speech is linac?
Linac is a noun.
How do you pronounce linac?
Linac is pronounced /ˈlɪnæk/.
What is the plural of linac?
The plural of linac is linacs.

Words near linac in the dictionary

  1. Lin-ts'ang
  2. Lin-ying
  3. lin.
  4. Lina
  5. linable
  6. linac
  7. linaceous
  8. linaclotide
  9. Linacre
  10. Linacre House
  11. linacs

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