synchrotron
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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.
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form of cyclotron
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French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English synchrotron.
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synchrotron m (plural synchrotrons)
Further reading edit
- “synchrotron”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.