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particle beam

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.70 in modern English

Syllables
par-ti-cle beam
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A beam of atoms, ions or subatomic particles that has been accelerated by some device and collimated by magnets and/or electrostatic lenses

noun

Ellipsis of particle-beam weapon and particle beamer; synonym of ray gun.

Inflected Forms

particle beams (plural)

Phrases

particle-beam weapon

Questions

What does particle beam mean?
A beam of atoms, ions or subatomic particles that has been accelerated by some device and collimated by magnets and/or electrostatic lenses

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