"cyclotron" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsaɪklətɹɒn/ Forms: cyclotrons [plural]
Etymology: From cyclo- + -tron. Etymology templates: {{af|en|cyclo-|-tron}} cyclo- + -tron Head templates: {{en-noun}} cyclotron (plural cyclotrons)
  1. An early particle accelerator in which charged particles were generated at a central source and accelerated spirally outward through a fixed magnetic field and alternating electric fields. Derived forms: cyclinac, cyclotroneer, synchrocyclotron Related terms: cyclotronic Translations (particle accelerator): ziklotroi (Basque), 迴旋加速器 /回旋加速器 (huíxuán jiāsùqì) (Chinese Mandarin), ciklotrono (Esperanto), syklotroni (Finnish), cyclotron [masculine] (French), ციკლოტრონი (ciḳloṭroni) (Georgian), Zyklotron [neuter] (German), κύκλοτρο (kýklotro) [neuter] (Greek), κυκλοτρόνιο (kyklotrónio) [neuter] (Greek), ciklotron (Hungarian), siklotron (Indonesian), ciclotrone [masculine] (Italian), 加速器 (kasokuki) (alt: かそくき) (Japanese), サイクロトロン (saikurotoron) (Japanese), cyklotron [masculine] (Polish), cíclotron [Brazil, masculine] (Portuguese), ciclotrão [Portugal, masculine] (Portuguese), циклотро́н (ciklotrón) [masculine] (Russian), ciclotrón [masculine] (Spanish), cyklotron [common-gender] (Swedish), ציקלאָטראָן (tsiklotron) [masculine] (Yiddish)

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