-tron

suffix

Used to name various electronic and neutronic devices.

OriginAncient Greek -τρον →
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Meanings

suffix-tron (noun-forming suffix, plural -trons)

plural -trons

  1. Used to name various electronic and neutronic devices.
  2. Used to name a number of subatomic particles.
  3. Used to name a number of particle accelerators.
  4. Used to name a number of machine learning algorithms.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greek-τρον
  2. English-tron

Borrowed from Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron), a suffix denoting an instrument, as in Ancient Greek ἄροτρον (árotron, “plow”). The word cyclotron in particular has served as a motivation for use in high-technology terms. Compare also electron (and electronic), which is unrelated to the -τρον suffix.

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APA

-tron. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-tron

MLA

“-tron.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-tron. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-tron,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-tron.

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