cyclotron
noun
cy·clo·tron ˈsī-klə-ˌträn 
: an accelerator in which charged particles (such as protons, deuterons, or ions) are propelled by an alternating electric field in a constant magnetic field
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Ernest Lawrence, who invited her to study at Berkeley, won a Nobel for inventing the cyclotron. 
Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2021 This triggers a phenomenon called electromagnetic ion cyclotron (EMIC) waves, the researchers said. Katie Hunt, CNN, 9 July 2021 The major part of the Provision CARES Proton Therapy Orlando -- a cyclotron -- was delivered to the site last November. Naseem S. Miller, orlandosentinel.com, 4 Dec. 2020 Voliva said students came away with experience working on equipment such as an electron cyclotron, which accelerates electrons exponentially. Janice Neumann, chicagotribune.com, 6 Nov. 2020 Still, Lawrence’s cyclotrons allowed element hunters to take trillions of shots, and by 1937 one of his devices had created technetium (element No. Neima Jahromi, The New Yorker, 27 Dec. 2019 Kamen and Ruben conducted their experiments using a strange-looking machine called a cyclotron. Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 25 Feb. 2020 Like all elements first born in cyclotrons, technetium was radioactive. Neima Jahromi, The New Yorker, 27 Dec. 2019 The technology dates to the 1930s, subsumed by the cyclotron and later the synchrotron for some purposes, but still useful for many others. Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 20 Nov. 2019 See More
Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2021 This triggers a phenomenon called electromagnetic ion cyclotron (EMIC) waves, the researchers said. Katie Hunt, CNN, 9 July 2021 The major part of the Provision CARES Proton Therapy Orlando -- a cyclotron -- was delivered to the site last November. Naseem S. Miller, orlandosentinel.com, 4 Dec. 2020 Voliva said students came away with experience working on equipment such as an electron cyclotron, which accelerates electrons exponentially. Janice Neumann, chicagotribune.com, 6 Nov. 2020 Still, Lawrence’s cyclotrons allowed element hunters to take trillions of shots, and by 1937 one of his devices had created technetium (element No. Neima Jahromi, The New Yorker, 27 Dec. 2019 Kamen and Ruben conducted their experiments using a strange-looking machine called a cyclotron. Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 25 Feb. 2020 Like all elements first born in cyclotrons, technetium was radioactive. Neima Jahromi, The New Yorker, 27 Dec. 2019 The technology dates to the 1930s, subsumed by the cyclotron and later the synchrotron for some purposes, but still useful for many others. Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 20 Nov. 2019 See More Word History
Etymology
cycl- + -tron; from the circular movement of the particles
First Known Use
1935, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
cyclotron
noun
cy·clo·tron ˈsī-klə-ˌträn
: an accelerator in which charged particles (as protons, deuterons, or ions) are propelled by an alternating electric field in a constant magnetic field