cyclotron

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

An early particle accelerator in which charged particles were generated at a central source and accelerated spirally outward through a fixed magnetic field and alternating electric fields.

/ˈsaɪ.klə.tɹɒn/ /ˈsaɪ.kləˌtɹɑn/

cyclotron cyclotrons

From cyclo- + -tron.

cyclotronic

cyclinac cyclotroneer synchrocyclotron

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