synchrotron

From synchro- +‎ -tron.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪŋkɹə(ʊ)tɹɒn/

synchrotron (plural synchrotrons)

1. (physics) A 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.

Borrowed from English synchrotron.

• IPA^(key): /sɛ̃.kʁɔ.tʁɔ̃/

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synchrotron m (plural synchrotrons)

1. synchrotron

• “synchrotron”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.