particle accelerator vs linear accelerator

linear accelerator vs particle accelerator

particle accelerator and linear accelerator both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
particle accelerator	Yes	No	No	No
linear accelerator	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, linear accelerator is a hyponym of particle accelerator; that is, linear accelerator is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than particle accelerator:

particle accelerator: a scientific instrument that increases the kinetic energy of charged particles
linear accelerator: ions are accelerated along a linear path by voltage differences on electrodes along the path

Other hyponyms of particle accelerator include betatron, induction accelerator, charge-exchange accelerator, Cockcroft-Walton accelerator, Cockcroft-Walton voltage multiplier, Cockcroft and Walton accelerator, Cockcroft and Walton voltage multiplier, collider, cyclotron, linac.

particle accelerator (noun)	linear accelerator (noun)
a scientific instrument that increases the kinetic energy of charged particles	ions are accelerated along a linear path by voltage differences on electrodes along the path

Difference between particle accelerator and linear accelerator

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