-tron

See also: tron, trón, trốn, trọn, and trộn

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron), a suffix denoting an instrument, as in Ancient Greek ἄροτρον (árotron, plow). 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.

Suffix

-tron

  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.

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