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Noun: induction accelerator  in'dúk-shun ak'se-lu,rey-tu(r)
  1. Accelerates a continuous beam of electrons to high speeds by means of the electric field produced by changing magnetic flux
    "The physicists used an induction accelerator in their particle acceleration experiments";
    - betatron

Derived forms: induction accelerators

Type of: accelerator, atom smasher [informal], particle accelerator