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cosmotron

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkɒz.məˌtɹɒn/
  • General-American: /ˈkɑz.məˌtɹɑn/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A proton synchrotron

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a large proton synchrotron; uses frequency modulation of an electric field to accelerate protons

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: synchrotron

History

Etymology

From cosmo- + -tron.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Italian: cosmotrone — proton synchrotron
  • Portuguese: cosmotrão — proton synchrotron
  • Tagalog: pandarasig-mayaw — proton synchrotron