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reflectron

/ɹɪˈflɛkˌtɹɑn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
re-flec-tron
IPA
/ɹɪˈflɛkˌtɹɑn/
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A time-of-flight mass spectrometer that uses a static electric field to reverse the direction of travel of the ions entering it.

Etymology

Etymology tree English reflect Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron)bor. English -tron English reflectron From reflect + -tron.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɹɪˈflɛkˌtɹɑn/
  • British English: /ɹɪˈflɛkˌtɹɒn/

Inflected Forms

reflectrons (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce reflectron?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪˈflɛkˌtɹɑn/.
What does reflectron mean?
A time-of-flight mass spectrometer that uses a static electric field to reverse the direction of travel of the ions entering it.
Where does reflectron come from?
Etymology tree English reflect Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron)bor. English -tron English reflectron From reflect + -tron.

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