1. (noun) a high-voltage machine in which rectifiers charge capacitors that discharge and drive charged particles through an accelerating tube

• cockcroft and walton accelerator
• cockcroft-walton accelerator
• cockcroft-walton voltage multiplier

1. (noun) a high-voltage machine in which rectifiers charge capacitors that discharge and drive charged particles through an accelerating tube

• accelerator
• atom smasher
• particle accelerator