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particle beam

particle beam noun: a beam of atoms, ions or subatomic particles that has been accelerated by some device and collimated by magnets and/or electrostatic lenses. Also the ellipsis of particle-beam weapon and particle beamer.

Noun

particle beam (plural particle beams)

  1. A beam of atoms, ions or subatomic particles that has been accelerated by some device and collimated by magnets and/or electrostatic lenses

Also used as

particle beam is also the ellipsis of particle-beam weapon and particle beamer.

Forms of particle beam

pluralparticle beams

Words formed from particle beam

  • particle-beam weapon

Questions about particle beam

What does particle beam mean?
Particle beam means a beam of atoms, ions or subatomic particles that has been accelerated by some device and collimated by magnets and/or electrostatic lenses.
What part of speech is particle beam?
Particle beam is a noun.
What is the plural of particle beam?
The plural of particle beam is particle beams.

Words near particle beam in the dictionary

  1. Partick
  2. Partickhill
  3. particle
  4. particle accelerator
  5. particle accelerators
  6. particle beam
  7. particle beamer
  8. particle beams
  9. particle board
  10. particle boards
  11. particle decay

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