The future holds the exciting prospect of very large…colliders (New Scientist).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
col — col·po·scope; col·po·stat; col·pot·o·my; col·ter; col·u·ber; col·u·bri·na; col·u·bri·nae; col·u·lus; col·um·ba·ceous; col·um·ba·ri·um; col·um·bary; col·um·batz; col·um·bel·la; col·um·bel·li·dae; col·um·bif·er·ous; col·u·mel·la; col·u·mel·lar;… … English syllables
lid — ae·o·lid; ae·o·lid·i·dae; am·a·ryl·lid; an·op·lo·ceph·a·lid; at·ta·lid; beth·y·lid; brachy·ceph·a·lid; cal·lid·i·ty; car·y·o·phyl·lid; chi·lid·i·al; chi·lid·i·um; cic·a·del·lid; cir·rat·u·lid; co·mat·u·lid; cov·er·lid; cy·clo·phyl·lid·ea;… … English syllables
col|lide — «kuh LYD», verb, lid|ed, lid|ing. –v.i. 1. to rush against each other; hit or strike hard together; crash: »Two large ships collided in the harbor and sank. 2. Figurative. to clash; conflict: » … Useful english dictionary
collider — col·lid·er … English syllables
collider — col•lid•er [[t]kəˈlaɪ dər[/t]] n. phs a particle accelerator in which oppositely charged particles circulate in opposite directions and collide head on • Etymology: 1975–80 … From formal English to slang
supercollider — [so͞o΄pər kə līd′ər] n. Nuclear Physics an accelerator that produces very high energy collisions of subatomic particles * * * su·per·col·lid·er (so͞oʹpər kə līd ər) n. A high energy particle accelerator. * * * … Universalium
er — er·i·an·thus; er·ic; er·i·ca; er·i·ca·ce·ae; er·i·cad; er·i·ca·les; er·i·ce·tal; er·i·ce·tic·o·lous; er·i·coid; er·i·co·phyte; erig·er·on; er·i·glos·sa; er·ik·ite; er·i·na·ceous; er·i·na·ceus; er·in·ite; er·i·nose; er·i·o·bot·rya;… … English syllables
collider — col*lid er n. (Physics) a particle accelerator in which two separate beams of particles (usually of opposite charge) are circulated in opposite directions and directed so as to collide head on. This technique allows the production of collisions… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
supercollider — su•per•col•lid•er [[t]ˌsu pər kəˈlaɪ dər[/t]] n. phs an extremely powerful collider used to accelerate particles to high energies • Etymology: 1980–85 … From formal English to slang
collide — col•lide [[t]kəˈlaɪd[/t]] v. lid•ed, lid•ing 1) to strike one another or one against the other with a forceful impact; crash 2) to clash; conflict 3) to cause to collide • Etymology: 1615–25; < L collīdere to strike together = col I+ līdere,… … From formal English to slang
