How to Use linear accelerator in a Sentence

linear accelerator

noun
  • When fired from a linear accelerator, electrons deposit their charge at a predictable depth determined by their energy.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Dec. 2025
  • Small linear accelerators power a variety of applications around the world.
    — Paul Sutter, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2025
  • This machine combines a high-field MRI scanner with a powerful linear accelerator.
    — Jason Phillips, USA Today, 11 Jan. 2026
  • In linear accelerator, injected electrons gain energy from an RF field.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 10 June 2024
  • For an energy-recovery linear accelerator to reach the EUV range will require equipment upgrades beyond what KEK currently has room for.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 10 June 2024
  • The new center will have two advanced linear accelerators for radiation oncology, with the potential to add a third, and will also have an in-house retail pharmacy and specialty pharmacy, according to Mount Sinai.
    — Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Traditionally, generating such high-energy electron beams requires long linear accelerators, which is why FEL facilities are so large.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 19 Apr. 2026
  • After talking with Japanese tech companies, including Toshiba, which had a flash memory chip division at the time, the researchers conducted an initial study that confirmed that a kilowatt-class light source was possible with a compact energy-recovery linear accelerator.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 10 June 2024
  • But lasers based on energy-recovery linear accelerators could generate significantly more EUV power due to their inherent efficiency, the KEK researchers claim.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 10 June 2024
  • The Energy Recovery Linac for EUV The KEK compact energy-recovery linear accelerator was initially constructed between 2011 and 2013 with the aim of demonstrating its potential as a synchrotron radiation source for researchers working for the institution’s physics and materials-science divisions.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 10 June 2024

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'linear accelerator.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: