-tron

1. a combining form extracted from electron, used with nouns or combining forms, principally in the names of electron tubes (ignitron; klystron; magnetron ) and of devices for accelerating subatomic particles (cosmotron; cyclotron ); also, more generally, in the names of any kind of chamber or apparatus used in experiments (biotron ).

-tron

¹

suffix

1. indicating a vacuum tube

   magnetron

2. indicating an instrument for accelerating atomic or subatomic particles

   synchrotron

tron

²

/ trɒn /

noun

1. a public weighing machine

2. the place where a tron is set up; marketplace

Word History and Origins

Origin of -tron¹

By initial shortening of electron, with perhaps accidental allusion to the Greek instrumental suffix -tron, as in árotron “plough”

Word History and Origins

Origin of -tron¹

from Greek, suffix indicating instrument

Origin of -tron²

C15: from Old French trone , from Latin trutina , from Greek trutanē balance, set of scales

Example Sentences

Bailey has recent experience with a flop made the traditional way: He produced this month’s big budget Disney release “Tron: Ares,” which took about a decade to make.

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"Tron: Ares," the latest installment in the Disney sci-fi franchise, followed up a disappointing debut with $11.1 million in its second week for second place in the United States and Canada, Exhibitor Relations reported.

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"Tron: Ares," the latest installment in the Disney sci-fi franchise, debuted atop the North American box office, industry estimates showed Sunday, but analysts said its $33.5 million haul was disappointing given its huge budget.

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Ferrari investors got a glimpse of its first electric model at a presentation in Maranello, Italy, that felt more like something out of the Tron sci-fi franchise than a luxury launch event.

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This story contains spoilers for “Tron: Ares.”

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