betatron

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UK/ˈbiː.təˌtɹɒn/US/ˈbeɪ.təˌtɹɑn/

noun

A form of cyclotron used to accelerate electrons to high speed.

Similar
induction accelerator
OriginEnglish beta ← Ancient Greek βῆτᾰ (bêtă) ← Phoenician 𐤁𐤕 (bt) →
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Meanings

nounbetatron (plural betatrons)

plural betatrons

  1. natural sciencesA form of cyclotron used to accelerate electrons to high speed.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounaccelerates a continuous beam of electrons to high speeds by means of the electric field produced by changing magnetic flux

Similar
induction accelerator
Broader
acceleratorparticle acceleratoratom smasher

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

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

From beta + -tron.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Arabic بيتاترون
  • بيتاترون (betātrūn)a form of cyclotron used to accelerate electrons to high speed
Bulgarian бетатрон
  • бетатрон (betatron)a form of cyclotron used to accelerate electrons to high speed
Catalan betatró
  • betatróa form of cyclotron used to accelerate electrons to high speed
Czech betatron
  • betatrona form of cyclotron used to accelerate electrons to high speed
Finnish betatroni
  • betatronia form of cyclotron used to accelerate electrons to high speed
French bêtatron
  • bêtatrona form of cyclotron used to accelerate electrons to high speed
German Betatron
  • Betatrona form of cyclotron used to accelerate electrons to high speed
Hebrew בטאטרון
  • בטאטרון (betatron)a form of cyclotron used to accelerate electrons to high speed
Hindi बीटाट्रॉन
  • बीटाट्रॉन (bīṭāṭrŏn)a form of cyclotron used to accelerate electrons to high speed
Indonesian betatron
  • betatrona form of cyclotron used to accelerate electrons to high speed
Irish béiteatrón
  • béiteatróna form of cyclotron used to accelerate electrons to high speed
Italian betatrone
  • betatronea form of cyclotron used to accelerate electrons to high speed
Japanese ベータトロン
  • ベータトロン (bētatoron)a form of cyclotron used to accelerate electrons to high speed
Korean 베타트론
  • 베타트론 (betateuron)a form of cyclotron used to accelerate electrons to high speed
Persian بتاترون
  • بتاترون (betâtron)a form of cyclotron used to accelerate electrons to high speed
Polish betatron
  • betatrona form of cyclotron used to accelerate electrons to high speed
Romanian betatron
  • betatrona form of cyclotron used to accelerate electrons to high speed
Russian бетатро́н
  • бетатро́н (betatrón)a form of cyclotron used to accelerate electrons to high speed
Spanish betatrón
  • betatróna form of cyclotron used to accelerate electrons to high speed
Tagalog pandarasig-beta
  • pandarasig-betaa form of cyclotron used to accelerate electrons to high speed
Tamil பீட்டாட்ரான்
  • பீட்டாட்ரான் (pīṭṭāṭrāṉ)a form of cyclotron used to accelerate electrons to high speed
Turkish betatron
  • betatrona form of cyclotron used to accelerate electrons to high speed
Ukrainian бетатрон
  • бетатрон (betatron)a form of cyclotron used to accelerate electrons to high speed
Cite this entry
APA

betatron. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/betatron

MLA

“betatron.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/betatron. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “betatron,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/betatron.

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