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Tevatron

Description:

The Tevatron is a particle accelerator located at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) near Batavia, Illinois. It was one of the world's most powerful particle accelerators until its closure in 2011.

Sense 1:

Noun:

A high-energy physics research facility.

The Tevatron played a vital role in the discovery of the top quark.

Sense 2:

Noun:

The ring-shaped tunnel where particles were accelerated and collided.

Scientists used the Tevatron to study the behavior of subatomic particles.

Sense 3:

Adjective:

Referring to or relating to the Tevatron facility or its experiments.

Several groundbreaking discoveries were made using Tevatron technology.

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