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Bevatron definition

☆ Beva·tron (bev′ə trän′)

noun

the synchrotron at the University of California, Berkeley, used to accelerate protons and other charged particles to an energy level of 6 GeV or more

Etymology: < BeV + -tron, as in cyclotron

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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