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Noun: synchrocyclotron  ,sing-krow'sI-klu,trón
  1. Cyclotron that achieves relativistic velocities by modulating the frequency of the accelerating electric field
    "The physicists used a synchrocyclotron to study high-energy particles"

Derived forms: synchrocyclotrons

Type of: cyclotron

Encyclopedia: Synchrocyclotron