betatron

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbiːtəˌtrɒn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bā′tə tron′ or, esp. Brit., bē′-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
be•ta•tron  (bā′tə tron′ or, esp. Brit., bē′-),USA pronunciation n. [Physics.]
  1. Physicsan accelerator in which electrons are accelerated to high energies by an electric field produced by a changing magnetic field.
  • beta (see beta particle) + -tron 1940–45

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
betatron / ˈbiːtəˌtrɒn/
  1. a type of particle accelerator for producing high-energy beams of electrons, having an alternating magnetic field to keep the electrons in a circular orbit of fixed radius and accelerate them by magnetic induction. It produces energies of up to about 300 MeV
'betatron' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
particle accelerator - rheotron - synchrotron - tevatron

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