"-tron" meaning in English

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Suffix

Etymology: From Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron), a suffix denoting an instrument, as in Ancient Greek ἄροτρον (árotron, “plow”). cyclotron in particular has served as a motivation for use in high-technology terms. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*-trom}}, {{der|en|grc|-τρον}} Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron), {{m+|grc|ἄροτρον||plow}} Ancient Greek ἄροτρον (árotron, “plow”) Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -tron, {{en-suffix}} -tron
  1. Used to name various electronic and neutronic devices. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--tron-en-suffix-jicOLTpE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 37 37 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 35 35 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 32 32 18
  2. Used to name a number of subatomic particles. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--tron-en-suffix-L9puIam8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 37 37 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 35 35 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 32 32 18
  3. Used to name a number of particle accelerators. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--tron-en-suffix-S3rs3Vhb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 37 37 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 35 35 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 32 32 18
  4. Used to name a number of machine learning algorithms. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--tron-en-suffix-Gci3J6OG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 37 37 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 35 35 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 32 32 18
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