CALUTRON


Meaning of CALUTRON in English

[ kə'lu:trɒn ]

■ noun a device that uses large electromagnets to separate uranium isotopes from uranium ore.

Origin

1940s: from Cal(ifornia) U(niversity) (cyclo)tron .

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