post-accelerate

English

Alternative forms

• postaccelerate

Etymology

From post- +‎ accelerate.

Verb

post-accelerate (third-person singular simple present post-accelerates, present participle post-accelerating, simple past and past participle post-accelerated)

1. (transitive) To accelerate (an electron or other subatomic particle) after it is deflected in a magnetic field.

Related terms

• post-acceleration