cosmotron
- noun
- /ˈkɒzməˌtrɒn/
- Archaic
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cosmotrón
- The researchers used the cosmotron to accelerate protons for their particle physics experiments.
Examples
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The Cosmotron, which was in use until 1968, reached its full design energy of 3.3 GeV in 1953.
Academic text (2004) -
PHOTO (COLOR): The Cosmotron (bottom right) -- the first accelerator in the world to send particles to energies in the billion electron volt, or GeV, region.
Academic text (2004) -
In the early days of high-energy physics, the cosmotron played a crucial role in discovering new particles.
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The cosmotron at Brookhaven National Laboratory was one of the first machines to achieve high-energy proton collisions.
Synonyms
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7.1
A machine that makes particles move faster for scientific study
12
9.1
A machine that makes two beams of tiny particles collide at very high speed
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5.5
A machine that makes tiny charged particles move faster for science or medicine
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9.9
A machine that makes small charged particles move very fast using magnets and electric fields
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6.8
A machine that makes tiny particles inside atoms move very fast for experiments or medical treatment
2
9.9
A large machine that makes tiny particles move very fast to study materials
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6.0
A large machine scientists use to make tiny particles move very fast and hit each other
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6.8
A machine that makes protons move very fast to hit other particles
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9.9
A large machine that speeds up protons for physics experiments
A machine that makes protons travel very fast around a ring
A machine that makes charged particles go almost as fast as light by changing the frequency of electric pulses
A machine that makes tiny particles called electrons move much faster using changing magnetic fields
A machine that makes tiny charged particles move very fast in a straight line
A machine that uses microwaves to speed up charged particles in a straight line
A machine that makes a steady beam of electrons go faster using electric fields from changing magnets
A device that uses electrical parts to make high voltage and speed charged particles through a tube
Surface Forms
Morphology
cosmotron = cosmo + tron
Although the word contains the recognisable scientific combining form cosmo- and the device-forming element -tron, the meaning of a specific particle accelerator is specialized and not readily predictable for an average learner.
Etymology
Cosmotron comes from cosmo- meaning 'universe' and -tron meaning 'instrument', the same ending you see in electron and cyclotron. So a cosmotron is a large machine that speeds up protons to study very tiny parts of the universe.