synchrotron

noun

syn·​chro·​tron ˈsiŋ-krə-ˌträn 

ˈsin-

1

: an apparatus for imparting very high speeds to charged particles by means of a combination of a high-frequency electric field and a low-frequency magnetic field

2

: synchrotron radiation

Examples of synchrotron in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Meanwhile, scientists at Argonne National Laboratory collected synchrotron X-ray measurements to observe the material experimentally. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 25 July 2026

The team turned to the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory, a stadium-sized synchrotron facility that produces extremely bright X-ray beams. — New Atlas, 6 July 2026

The scans are made by synchrotron scanners, which are massive particle accelerators that can beam high-power x-rays at the object, revealing its inner layers down to the atomic level. — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 26 June 2026

His team used a synchrotron — a machine that produces extremely powerful beams of light by accelerating electrons to very high speeds — to peer inside the rock without breaking it open. — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1945, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing synchrotron

• proton synchrotron
• synchrotron radiation

Rhymes for synchrotron

• aileron
• antiphon
• autobahn
• carillon
• castellan
• celadon
• cephalon
• cynodon
• denouement
• deuteron
• echelon
• epsilon

Medical Definition

synchrotron

noun

syn·​chro·​tron ˈsiŋ-krə-ˌträn, ˈsin- 

: an apparatus for imparting very high speeds to charged particles by means of a combination of a high-frequency electric field and a low-frequency magnetic field