spelling

a lot

coluanai — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:46:54 +0000

Two words

hadron therapy

coluanai — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 10:24:39 +0000

two words

cost-oriented

Anonymous — Fri, 08 Sep 2017 09:36:36 +0000

use in preference to cost-orientated

antiatom

coluanai — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 08:35:25 +0000

Not anti-atom. Likewise antiparticle, antihydrogen, antineutrino, etc.

But: anti-ion.

See antimatter

tumour

coluanai — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 09:16:27 +0000

Note the "u"

X-rays have been used to treat tumours since 1895.

consortium, consortia (pl.)

Anonymous — Fri, 08 Sep 2017 09:36:36 +0000

centre or center?

coluanai — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:08:21 +0000

Use the American spelling only for American organisations and place names:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Rockefeller Center

Otherwise, stick to centre:

The Sun is at the centre of our Solar System.

yuan

coluanai — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:55:14 +0000

Chinese currency

addendum, addenda (pl.)

Anonymous — Fri, 08 Sep 2017 09:36:32 +0000

corrigendum, corrigenda (pl.)

Anonymous — Fri, 08 Sep 2017 09:36:36 +0000

Cherenkov radiation

coluanai — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:09:42 +0000

Not Cerenkov. Though Cherenkov is a somewhat clumsy anglicisation of the original Russian, the "Ch" ensures unambiguous pronunciation.

beam line

coluanai — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 13:27:13 +0000

Two words, except in the title of CERN's competition for high-school students, Beamline for Schools (BL4S) – capital "B" and capital "S".

aide-mémoire, aides-mémoire (pl.)

Anonymous — Fri, 08 Sep 2017 09:36:32 +0000

cooperate, cooperation, coordinate, coordination

Anonymous — Fri, 08 Sep 2017 09:36:36 +0000

no hyphen, except in the CERN Courier

antimatter

coluanai — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:33:05 +0000

Not anti-matter. Likewise antiparticle, antihydrogen, antineutrino, etc.

But: anti-ion.

See particles