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- [bey-tuh-tron or, esp. British, bee-]
- /ˈbeɪ təˌtrɒn or, esp. British, ˈbi-/
- /ˈbiː.tə.trɒn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bey-tuh-tron or, esp. British, bee-]
- /ˈbeɪ təˌtrɒn or, esp. British, ˈbi-/
Definitions of betatron word
- noun betatron a type of particle accelerator for producing high-energy beams of electrons, having an alternating magnetic field to keep the electrons in a circular orbit of fixed radius and accelerate them by magnetic induction. It produces energies of up to about 300 MeV 3
- noun betatron an electron accelerator which uses a rapidly changing magnetic field to accelerate the particles and maintain them in a focused circular path 3
- noun betatron an accelerator in which electrons are accelerated to high energies by an electric field produced by a changing magnetic field. 1
- noun betatron (physics) A form of cyclotron used to accelerate electrons to high speed. 0
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Origin of betatron
First appearance:
before 1940 One of the 7% newest English words
1940-45; beta (see beta particle) + -tron
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Parts of speech for Betatron
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
betatron popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
betatron usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with betatron
- how to build a betatron?
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