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accelerator vs Cockcroft and Walton accelerator

Cockcroft and Walton accelerator vs accelerator

accelerator and Cockcroft and Walton accelerator both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
accelerator Yes No No No
Cockcroft and Walton accelerator Yes No No No
As nouns, Cockcroft and Walton accelerator is a hyponym of accelerator; that is, Cockcroft and Walton accelerator is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than accelerator:
  • accelerator: a scientific instrument that increases the kinetic energy of charged particles
  • Cockcroft and Walton accelerator: a high-voltage machine in which rectifiers charge capacitors that discharge and drive charged particles through an accelerating tube
Other hyponyms of accelerator include betatron, induction accelerator, charge-exchange accelerator, Cockcroft-Walton accelerator, Cockcroft-Walton voltage multiplier, Cockcroft and Walton voltage multiplier, collider, cyclotron, linac, linear accelerator.
accelerator (noun) Cockcroft and Walton accelerator (noun)
a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine a high-voltage machine in which rectifiers charge capacitors that discharge and drive charged particles through an accelerating tube
a scientific instrument that increases the kinetic energy of charged particles
a pedal that controls the throttle valve
(chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected
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