| NOUN | artifact | Cockcroft-Walton accelerator, Cockcroft and Walton accelerator, Cockcroft and Walton voltage multiplier, Cockcroft-Walton voltage multiplier | a high-voltage machine in which rectifiers charge capacitors that discharge and drive charged particles through an accelerating tube |
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| Meaning | A high-voltage machine in which rectifiers charge capacitors that discharge and drive charged particles through an accelerating tube. | |
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| Synonyms | Cockcroft and Walton accelerator, Cockcroft and Walton voltage multiplier, Cockcroft-Walton voltage multiplier | |
| Broader | accelerator, particle accelerator, atom smasher | A scientific instrument that increases the kinetic energy of charged particles |
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