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surfatron

UK/ˈsɜː.fəˌtɹɒn/US/ˈsɝ.fəˌtɹɑn/

surfatron noun: an electron accelerator that works on the principle of plasma acceleration.

Noun

surfatron (plural surfatrons)

  1. An electron accelerator that works on the principle of plasma acceleration.
    • The discharge is obtained with a surfatron at 915 MHz in a fused silica or alumina tube at a maximum power of 700 W.1999, M. Moisa, J. Hubert, J. Margot, Z. Zakrzewski, “The Development and Use of Surface-Wave Sustained Discharges for Applications”, in H Schlüter, A. Shivarova, editors, Advanced Technologies Based...

Forms of surfatron

pluralsurfatrons

Origin of surfatron

From surf + -tron, from the observation that the device causes an electron to ride wave crests of electric field to pick up speed as a surfer rides ocean wave crests.

Questions about surfatron

What does surfatron mean?
Surfatron means an electron accelerator that works on the principle of plasma acceleration.
What part of speech is surfatron?
Surfatron is a noun.
How do you pronounce surfatron?
Surfatron is pronounced /ˈsɜː.fəˌtɹɒn/ (UK).
What is the plural of surfatron?
The plural of surfatron is surfatrons.

Words near surfatron in the dictionary

  1. surfactometers
  2. surfactometry
  3. surfacy
  4. surfari
  5. surfaris
  6. surfatron
  7. surfatrons
  8. surfbird
  9. surfbirds
  10. surfboard
  11. surfboarded

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