Cyclotron (noun)

1. A type of particle accelerator in which charged particles are accelerated by a rapidly varying electric field.
2. A device that uses a magnetic field to accelerate charged particles in a circular path.

Origin:

From cyclo- + -tron, from the greek word κύκλος (kúklos, "circle") + -tron (from the greek word τροχός (trokhós, "whee.l")

Examples:

1. The cyclotron was invented by Ernest O. Lawrence in the early 1930s.
2. Cyclotrons are widely used in nuclear medicine for the production of radionuclides.
3. Cyclotrons are also used in industry for the irradiation of food and other materials.
4. The cyclotron is a key component in many scientific experiments and medical treatments.
5. The cyclotron is considered to be one of the most important inventions in the field of particle physics.