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单词 calutron
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Definition of calutron in English:

calutron

noun kəˈluːtrɒnˈkalyəˌträn
  • A device that uses large electromagnets to separate uranium isotopes from uranium ore, developed in the 1940s to produce highly enriched weapons-grade uranium.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • When his previous calutrons were discovered and destroyed, they hadn't even been finished.
    • The calutron program was largely indigenous and was an improvement over the technology used by the United States in the 1940's.
    • We were the only people who made use of the calutron, as far as I know.
    • These were fed into calutrons for research purposes.
    • The invention is an ion source assembly for calutrons utilizing high vapor pressure elements.

Origin

From Cal(ifornia) U(niversity) (cyclo)tron.

 
 

Definition of calutron in US English:

calutron

nounˈkalyəˌträn
  • A device that uses large electromagnets to separate uranium isotopes from uranium ore. It was developed in the 1940s to produce highly enriched weapons-grade uranium.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The invention is an ion source assembly for calutrons utilizing high vapor pressure elements.
    • The calutron program was largely indigenous and was an improvement over the technology used by the United States in the 1940's.
    • When his previous calutrons were discovered and destroyed, they hadn't even been finished.
    • We were the only people who made use of the calutron, as far as I know.
    • These were fed into calutrons for research purposes.

Origin

From Cal(ifornia) U(niversity) (cyclo)tron.

 
 
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