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collider

Pronunciation: /kəˈlaɪdɚ/

The English word “collider” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. Any of several forms of particle accelerator in which two opposing beams of particles collide.
  2. A node in a causal graph that has at least two incoming edges.
  3. A model of the shape of an object for purposes of collision detection.

Etymology

From collide + -er.

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