cosmotron

[ kos-muh-tron ]

/ ˈkɒs məˌtrɒn /

noun Physics.

a proton accelerator.

Nearby words

cosmopolis, cosmopolitan, cosmopolitanize, cosmopolite, cosmos, cosmotron, cosplay, cosponsor, coss, cossack, cossack hat

Origin of cosmotron

First recorded in 1945–50; cosmo- + -tron

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British Dictionary definitions for cosmotron

Cosmotron

/ (ˈkɒzməˌtrɒn) /

noun

a large synchrotron which was used for accelerating protons to high energies (of the order of 1 GeV)

Word Origin for Cosmotron

C20: from cosm (ic ray) + -tron

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