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My efforts are focused on ensuring that CERN maintains a leading role in the fields of science, technology and education, and that it continues to be a place that unites scientists from around the world.
Fabiola Gianotti

Meaning of "CERN" in the English dictionary

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WHAT DOES CERN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

CERN

Coordinates: 46°14′03″N 6°03′10″E / 46.23417°N 6.05278°E / 46.23417; 6.05278 The European Organization for Nuclear Research, known as CERN is a European research organization whose purpose is to operate the world's largest particle physics laboratory. Established in 1954, the organization is based in the northwest suburbs of Geneva on the Franco–Swiss border, and has 21 European member states. Israel is the first non-European country granted full membership. The term CERN is also used to refer to the laboratory, which employs just under 2,400 full-time employees and 1,500 part-time employees, and hosts some 10,000 visiting scientists and engineers, representing 608 universities and research facilities and 113 nationalities. CERN's main function is to provide the particle accelerators and other infrastructure needed for high-energy physics research – as a result, numerous experiments have been constructed at CERN following international collaborations. It is also the birthplace of the World Wide Web.

Definition of CERN in the English dictionary

The definition of CERN in the dictionary is Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire; an organization of European states with a centre in Geneva for research in high-energy particle physics, now called the European Laboratory for Particle Physics.

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Saturn
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Synonyms and antonyms of CERN in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «CERN» into 25 languages

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The translations of CERN from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «CERN» in English.

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欧洲核子研究中心
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CERN
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सर्न
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সার্নের
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CERN நிறுவனம்
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CERN
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Trends of use of CERN

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CERN»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about CERN

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4 QUOTES WITH «CERN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word CERN.
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Robert Cailliau
At one point, CERN was toying with patenting the World Wide Web.
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Lapo Elkann
Tiles, the best furniture, fabrics, bath fixtures, bronze - just leaf through any design magazine and you immediately understand they're all 'Made in Italy.' We have the premier opera house in the world, La Scala, and behind the Nobel given to CERN is the research of many Italians.
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Fabiola Gianotti
I will fully engage myself to maintain CERN's excellence in all its attributes, with the help of everybody, including CERN Council, staff and users from all over the world.
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Fabiola Gianotti
My efforts are focused on ensuring that CERN maintains a leading role in the fields of science, technology and education, and that it continues to be a place that unites scientists from around the world.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CERN»

Discover the use of CERN in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to CERN and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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History of CERN, III
The present volume covers the story of the history of CERN from the mid 1960s to the late 1970s. The book is organized in three main parts.
J. Krige, 1996
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Managing Path-breaking Innovations: CERN-ATLAS, Airbus, and ...
Through in-depth analysis of large-scale technology projects, illuminates the dynamics of radical innovation, and its implications for individuals, teams, organizations, and economic development.
Shantha Liyanage, Rüdiger Wink, M. Nordberg, 2007
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History of CERN
The present volume covers the story of the history of CERN from the mid 1960s to the late 1970s. The book is organized in three main parts.
John Krige, 1996
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Prestigious Discoveries at CERN: 1973 Neutral Currents. 1983 ...
Sheldon Lee Glashow Comment on the occasion I welcome this opportunity to celebrate the marvellous accomplishments of CERN, which is arguably the most successful of all international organizations and a showpiece of world-wide ...
Roger Cashmore, Luciano Maiani, Jean-Pierre Revol, 2004
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LEP - The Lord of the Collider Rings at CERN 1980-2000: The ...
Contrary to the initial ideas, it was suggested in the Pink Book that LEP be built at the CERN site although “it is not yet definitely clear whether this is technically feasible, but it would in any case avoid all kinds of difficulties and delays ...
Rolf-Dieter Heuer, Herwig Schopper, 2009
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Voyage to the Heart of Matter: The Atlas Experiment at Cern
In this unique collaboration between CERN and renowned paper engineer Anton Radevsky, 7000 tonnes of metal, glass, plastic, cables and computer chips leap from the page in miniature pop-up, to tell the story of CERN's quest to understand ...
Anton Radevsky, Emma Sanders, 2010
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New Scientist
Last week, they succeeded in their application for a court order to stop exploratory drilling for the tunnel of the Large Electron Positron project at the European Centre for Nuclear Research (CERN), the great white hope of European scientists ...
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History of CERN: Building and running the laboratory, 1954-1965
Three considerations are relevant to the treatment of the material in this volume. Firstly the political dimension, in the broad sense of the term, was no longer omnipresent as during the process of creation.
Armin Hermann, Lanfranco Belloni, European Organization for Nuclear Research, 1987
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History of CERN: Launching the European Organization for ...
Volume I deals with the birth and official establishment of the organization and thus covers the years 1949-1954, while Volume II studies the life of the European laboratory during the first twelve years of its existence.
Armin Hermann, Lanfranco Belloni, John Krige, 1987
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New Scientist
CERN awards contracts after competitive tender among firms in the member states; the net is cast wider only if no firm in a member state can supply a particular item. Competition is usually severe, because firms recognise that R 0 7 0.3 h 0 2 h ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CERN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term CERN is used in the context of the following news items.
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CERN to Create Miniature Accelerator for Cancer Treatment
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) has completed the first module of a unique miniature ... «Tasnim News Agency, Jul 15»
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Stock to Follow: Cerner Corp (NASDAQ:CERN)
[Globe Newswire] Cerner Corp (NASDAQ:CERN)(TREND ANALYSIS) After nearly two decades of collaboration to shape University of Missouri ... «Markets Wired, Jul 15»
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Stock Analysts' Upgrades for July, 7th (AIZ, BJK, BLL, CAM, CERN
Cerner (NASDAQ:CERN) was upgraded by analysts at Zacks from a hold rating to a buy rating. They currently have $76.00 price target on the ... «sleekmoney, Jul 15»
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Current Trade News Alert on: Cerner (NASDAQ:CERN), Comerica …
IDG's Computerworld has named Cerner, a global leader in health care technology, a 2015 Best Place to Work in IT. Cerner was ranked No. «wsnewspublishers, Jul 15»
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Caption CERN Contest – Cut the Black Wire
Week 21 of the Caption CERN Contest is now history. It's been a great week of captions, so as always a huge thank you goes out to everyone ... «Hackaday, Jul 15»
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Highlights From the CERN Workshop on Innovations in Scholarly …
One of the big events on this year's open access (OA) conference circuit was the CERN Workshop on Innovations in Scholarly Communication ... «InfoToday.com, Jul 15»
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Pre-Market News Alert on: Cerner (NASDAQ:CERN), Realty Income …
IDG's Computerworld has named Cerner, a global leader in health care technology, a 2015 Best Place to Work in IT. Cerner was ranked No. «wsnewspublishers, Jul 15»
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Son of a farmer from Madurai, this CERN scientist builds a unique …
I had tears in my eyes; I didn't know what to say or do,” says Dr. Vijayaragavan Vishwanathan, who is today a CERN Scientist, and an ... «YourStory.com, Jul 15»
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Pakistan becomes CERN's associate member
Pakistan has become an associate member of the European Organisation for Nuclear Research, called CERN, said director of Karachi ... «Business Recorder, Jul 15»
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Active Stocks Alert: CIGNA (NYSE:CI), Cerner (NASDAQ:CERN
Cerner Corporation (NASDAQ:CERN)'s shares gained 1.22% to $69.06. IDG's Computerworld has named Cerner, a global leader in health ... «wsnewspublishers, Jul 15»

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