synchrotron

English

Etymology

synchro- +‎ -tron

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsɪŋkɹə(ʊ)tɹɒn/

Noun

synchrotron (plural synchrotrons)

(physics) 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.

Derived terms

synchrotron radiation / synchrotron light

Translations

form of cyclotron

Basque: sinkrotroi (eu)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 同步加速器 (zh) (tóngbù jiāsùqì)
Finnish: synkrotroni
French: synchrotron (fr) m

German: Synchrotron n
Italian: sincrotrone (it) f
Japanese: シンクロトロン (shinkurotoron)
Russian: синхротро́н (ru) m (sinxrotrón)
Spanish: sincrotrón m

French

Etymology

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sɛ̃.kʁɔ.tʁɔ̃/
Audio (Paris) (file)

Noun

synchrotron m (plural synchrotrons)

synchrotron

Further reading

“synchrotron” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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