bevatron

/ˌbɛvəˈtrɑn/
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Other forms: bevatrons

Definitions of bevatron
  1. noun
    a cyclotron that accelerates protons up to several billion electron volts
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    type of:
    cyclotron
    an accelerator that imparts energies of several million electron-volts to rapidly moving particles
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