synchrocyclotron
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syn·chro·cy·clo·tron

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

Definition of SYNCHROCYCLOTRON

: 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

First Known Use of SYNCHROCYCLOTRON

1947

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