surfatron

发音

UK /ˈsɜː.fəˌtɹɒn/
US /ˈsɝ.fəˌtɹɑn/

词形变化

surfatrons 复数 surfatrons

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An electron accelerator that works on the principle of plasma acceleration.

词源

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.

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