microtron

/ˈmaɪ.kɹə(ʊ)ˌtɹɒn/

Etymology

From micro- + -tron.

microtron means A kind of particle accelerator similar to the cyclotron, but in which the accelerating field is not applied through large D-shaped electrodes but through a linear accelerator structure. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

microtron is pronounced /ˈmaɪ.kɹə(ʊ)ˌtɹɒn/.

noun

A kind of particle accelerator similar to the cyclotron, but in which the accelerating field is not applied through large D-shaped electrodes but through a linear accelerator structure.