Etymology

betatron

B3E1T1A1T1R1O1N1

Today it means: A form of cyclotron used to accelerate electrons to high speed. Full definition →

English beta ← Ancient Greek βῆτᾰ (bêtă) ← Phoenician 𐤁𐤕 (bt)
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The story

  1. Proto-Semitic*bayt-
  2. Phoenician𐤁𐤕 (bt)
  3. Ancient Greekβῆτᾰ (bêtă)
  4. Englishbeta
  5. English todaybetatron

From beta + -tron.

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