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microtron

/ˈmaɪ.kɹoʊˌtɹɑn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mi-crotron
IPA
/ˈmaɪ.kɹoʊˌtɹɑn/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of particle accelerator similar to the cyclotron, but in which the accelerating field is not applied through large D-shaped electrodes but through a linear accelerator structure.

Etymology

From micro- + -tron.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈmaɪ.kɹoʊˌtɹɑn/
  • British English: /ˈmaɪ.kɹə(ʊ)ˌtɹɒn/

Inflected Forms

microtrons (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce microtron?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmaɪ.kɹoʊˌtɹɑn/.
What does microtron mean?
A kind of particle accelerator similar to the cyclotron, but in which the accelerating field is not applied through large D-shaped electrodes but through a linear accelerator structure.
Where does microtron come from?
From micro- + -tron.

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