-tron
-tron
noun suffixDefinition of -TRON
1
: vacuum tube <magnetron>
2
: device for the manipulation of subatomic particles <cyclotron>
Origin of -TRON
Greek, suffix denoting an instrument; akin to Old English -thor, suffix denoting an instrument, Latin -trum
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