Meanings
nounsynchrotron (plural synchrotrons)
plural synchrotrons
- natural sciencesA 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.
Origin
Translations
Basque sinkrotroi
- sinkrotroiform of cyclotron
Chinese Mandarin 同步加速器
- 同步加速器 (tóngbù jiāsùqì)form of cyclotron
Finnish synkrotroni
- synkrotroniform of cyclotron
French synchrotron
- synchrotronform of cyclotron
German Synchrotron
- Synchrotronform of cyclotron
Italian sincrotrone
- sincrotroneform of cyclotron
Japanese シンクロトロン
- シンクロトロン (shinkurotoron)form of cyclotron
Russian синхротро́н
- синхротро́н (sinxrotrón)form of cyclotron
Spanish sincrotrón
- sincrotrónform of cyclotron
Swedish synkrotron
- synkrotronform of cyclotron
Cite this entry
APA
synchrotron. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/synchrotron
MLA
“synchrotron.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/synchrotron. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “synchrotron,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/synchrotron.
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