An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics
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A machine which accelerates charged atomic (ions of various elements) or subatomic particles (usually electrons and protons) to high energies. → cyclotron; → synchrotron.

Accelerator, from accelerate, → acceleration, + -or agent suffix, from M.E. -or, -our, from O.F. -eor, -eur, from L. -or.

Šetâbgar, from šetâb→ acceleration + -gar agent suffix, → -or.

Same as → collider.

→ collide; → beam; → accelerator.