Word: synchrotron
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: syn
chro
tron
Definition: A form of cyclotron in which charged particles are accelerated by an electric field that is synchronized with a magnetic field that keeps them in a circular path.
Morphemes:
Affix: synchro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: synchronous; synchronized
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