noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A form of cyclotron in which charged particles are accelerated by an electric field that is synchronized with a magnetic field that keeps them in a circular path.
2. 2
   cyclotron in which the electric field is maintained at a constant frequency wordnet

Synonyms

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acceleratorbright lighthigh energy acceleratorparticle acceleratorsynchrotron lightx-ray light

Antonyms

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darknessno lightnonaccelerating devicepassive device

Etymology

From synchro- + -tron.