synchrotron

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsɪŋkrəˌtrɒn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sing′krə tron′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
syn•chro•tron  (sing′krə tron′),USA pronunciation n. [Physics.]
  1. Physicsa type of cyclotron consisting of magnetic sections alternately spaced with sections in which particles are electrostatically accelerated.
  • synchro- + -tron 1945–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
synchrotron / ˈsɪŋkrəˌtrɒn/
  1. a type of particle accelerator similar to a betatron but having an electric field of fixed frequency with electrons but not with protons as well as a changing magnetic field. It is capable of producing very high energies in the GeV range
Etymology: 20th Century: from synchro- + ( elec) tron
'synchrotron' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
-tron - particle accelerator - proton synchrotron - synchro- - synchrocyclotron - synchrotron radiation

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