| 释义 |
-tron
\.ˌträn\ noun suffix
(-s)
Etymology: Greek, suffix denoting an instrument (as Greek arotron plow, from stem of aroun to plow); akin to Old English -thor, suffix denoting an instrument, Old Norse -thr, Latin -trum, Middle Irish -thar, Sanskrit -tra
1. : vacuum tube
< magnetron >
2. : device for the manipulation of subatomic particles
< cyclotron >
< isotron > |