Word: synchrocyclotron
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: syn
chro
cy
clo
tron
Definition: A particle accelerator like a cyclotron, but which operates at variable frequency to account for the particles gaining energy, allowing for greater energies to be achieved.
Morphemes:
Affix: synchro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: synchronous; synchronized
Affix: cyclo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: A cyclic compound; a term for a compound in the field of chemistry in which one or more series of atoms in the compound is connected to form a ring
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