linac.

A device that accelerates charged particles along a substantially straight path.

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Words that belong together

• an electron linac
• a linac beam

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The electron linac occupied a tunnel longer than the laboratory above it.

They shut off the linac beam before entering the shielded enclosure.

Usage notes

Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Singular linac; plural linacs. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.