Definitions
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- noun a particle accelerator which is capable of accelerating protons up to 6 gigaeletron volts.
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- noun A
particle accelerator of the 1950s, capable of imparting energies ofbillions ofelectron volts .
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- noun a cyclotron that accelerates protons up to several billion electron volts
Etymologies
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BeV + -a- + -tron
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Priestess of the Right Lobe; erotic female interest demanded by TV networks; will devour males if overly excited; designs castles while sleepwalking; flawless plastic skin; thighs conceal bevatron guns.
Microserfs Coupland, Douglas 1995
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