-tron Definition

trän, trən
suffix
Vacuum tube.
Dynatron.
American Heritage
Device for manipulating subatomic particles.
Betatron.
American Heritage
affix
Instrument.
Calutron.
Webster's New World
noun

Obsolete form of trone (weighing machine)

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Origin of -tron

  • Gr, suffix of instrument, akin to L -trum

    From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition

  • Greek instrumental n. suff.

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

-tron Sentence Examples

  • Well, a new chapter in Tron 's history has arrived with the slightly sarcastic, but aptly titled Auslaender.

  • This pair, at a price of $9.99, is inspired by the Tron series.

  • Other churches having historical associations are the two Greyfriars churches, which occupy the two halves of one building; Tron church, the scene of midnight hilarity at the new year; St Cuthbert's church; St Andrew's church in George Street, whence set out, on a memorable day in 1843, that long procession of ministers and elders to Tanfield Hall which ended in the founding of the Free Church; St George's church in Charlotte Square, a good example of the work of Robert Adam.

  • In 1815 he became minister of the Tron Church, Glasgow, in spite of determined opposition to him in the town council on the ground of his evangelical teaching.

  • Well, a new chapter in Tron's history has arrived with the slightly sarcastic, but aptly titled Auslaender.

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Words Starting With

TTRTRO

Words Ending With

NONRON

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Words Starting With - and Ending With N

Starts With T & Ends With NStarts With TR & Ends With NStarts With T & Ends With ON

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4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With T4 Letter Words Ending With N