accelerator particle accelerator atom smasher | a scientific instrument that increases the kinetic energy of charged particles |
fiberboard fibreboard particle board | wallboard composed of wood chips or shavings bonded together with resin and compressed into rigid sheets |
particle detector | a chamber in which particles can be made visible |
focus | maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system, in focus, out of focus |
focus | maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea, the controversy brought clearly into focus an important difference of opinion |
duality wave-particle duality | (physics) the property of matter and electromagnetic radiation that is characterized by the fact that some properties can be explained best by wave theory and others by particle theory |
focus focusing focussing focal point direction centering | the concentration of attention or energy on something, the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology, he had no direction in his life |
particle physics high-energy physics high energy physics | the branch of physics that studies subatomic particles and their interactions |
particle | a function word that can be used in English to form phrasal verbs |
focus | a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section |
alpha particle | a positively charged particle that is the nucleus of the helium atom, emitted from natural or radioactive isotopes |
antitauon tau-plus particle | an antilepton of very great mass |
baryon heavy particle | any of the elementary particles having a mass equal to or greater than that of a proton and that participate in strong interactions, a hadron with a baryon number of |
beta particle | a high-speed electron or positron emitted in the decay of a radioactive isotope |
elementary particle fundamental particle | (physics) a particle that is less complex than an atom, regarded as constituents of all matter |
J particle psi particle | a neutral meson with a large mass |
kaon kappa-meson k-meson K particle | an unstable meson produced as the result of a high-energy particle collision |
lambda particle lambda hyperon | an electrically neutral baryon with isotopic spin |
particle subatomic particle | a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions |
strange particle | an elementary particle with non-zero strangeness |
tauon tau-minus particle | a lepton of very great mass |
weakly interacting massive particle WIMP | a hypothetical subatomic particle of large mass that interacts weakly with ordinary matter through gravitation, postulated as a constituent of the dark matter of the universe |
focus focal point | a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges |
particle beam | a collimated flow of particles (atoms or electrons or molecules) |
focus focal point nidus | a central point or locus of an infection in an organism, the focus of infection |
stress focus | special emphasis attached to something, the stress was more on accuracy than on speed |
small-particle pollution | air pollution caused by fine particles of soot (as from power plants or diesel engines) |
atom molecule particle corpuscle mote speck | (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything |
dispersed phase dispersed particles | (of colloids) a substance in the colloidal state |
identification particle | a tiny particle of material that can be added to a product to indicate the source of manufacture |
focus focalize focalise sharpen | put (an image) into focus, Please focus the image, we cannot enjoy the movie |
focus focalize focalise | become focussed or come into focus, The light focused |
concentrate focus center centre pore rivet | direct one's attention on something, Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies |
concenter concentre focalize focalise focus | bring into focus or alignment, to converge or cause to converge, of ideas or emotions |
focus | cause to converge on or toward a central point, Focus the light on this image |
focus on center on revolve around revolve about concentrate on center | center upon, Her entire attention centered on her children, Our day revolved around our work |