Word: Pelletron
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pe
lle
tron
Definition: A type of electrostatic particle accelerator that builds a charge of high voltage using a charging chain of short conductive tubes called pellets connected by links made of insulating material, as opposed to using a belt or rectifier stack.
Morphemes:
Affix: pellet
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: One of the short conductive tubes in a Pelletron particle accelerator.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: pila
Language: la
Decoded: pila
Meaning: ball
Affix: -tron
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to name a number of particle accelerators.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -τρον
Language: grc
Decoded: -tron
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms instrument nouns