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Definition of: cyclotron
(sī′klə·tron) noun Physics
An apparatus which obtains high-energy deuterons by whirling a stream of electrons or ions at immense speeds in a strong magnetic field alternating in synchronism with their accelerated motion; an atom smasher. [<CYCLO- + (ELEC)TRON]
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