linear accelerator linear a • linear-acute · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · linear accelerator · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 18 · · Length 8 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) ions are accelerated along a linear path by voltage differences on electrodes along the path. Synonyms: linear accelerator, linac. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · linac · · Synonym 1 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 c latin small letter c U+0063 e latin small letter e U+0065 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F r latin small letter r U+0072 t latin small letter t U+0074