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Definition of: bevatron
(bev′ə·tron) noun Physics
An atomsmashing machine resembling the synchrotron in operating principle but capable of accelerating protons to an energy level in excess of one billion electron volts; a proton synchrotron: also called cosmotron. [<B(ILLION) E(LECTRON) V(OLTS) + (ELEC)TRON]
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