Main Entry: syn·chro·cy·clo·tron

Pronunciation: \ˌsiŋ-(ˌ)krō-ˈsī-klə-ˌträn, ˌsin-\

Function: noun

Date: 1947

: a modified cyclotron that achieves greater energies for the charged particles by compensating for the variation in mass that the particles experience with increasing velocity