CYCLOTRON


Meaning of CYCLOTRON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsī-klə-ˌträn ]

noun

Etymology: cycl- + -tron; from the circular movement of the particles

Date: 1935

: an accelerator in which charged particles (as protons, deuterons, or ions) are propelled by an alternating electric field in a constant magnetic field

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.