| BETATRON | • betatron n. (Physics) A form of cyclotron used to accelerate electrons to high speed. • BETATRON n. an electron accelerator. |
| BEVATRON | • bevatron n. A particle accelerator of the 1950s, capable of imparting energies of billions of electron volts. • BEVATRON n. a proton accelerator. |
| COPATRON | • copatron n. A joint patron; a patron of the same person or organisation. • co-patron n. Alternative form of copatron. • COPATRON n. a fellow patron. |
| DIATRONS | • diatrons n. Plural of diatron. • DIATRON n. a circuitry design that uses diodes. |
| DYNATRON | • dynatron n. A tetrode in which the voltage on the screen grid is higher than that on the control grid, causing the… • DYNATRON n. an electrode thermionic valve used to generate continuous oscillation. |
| EMPATRON | • EMPATRON v. (Shakespeare) to patronize. |
| MATRONAL | • matronal adj. Of, or pertaining to, a matron. • MATRONAL adj. like a matron. |
| MATRONLY | • matronly adj. In the capacity of a matron; serving as a housekeeper or head nurse. • matronly adj. Exuding the authority, wisdom, power, and intelligence of an experienced woman. • matronly adj. Having the appearance of a mature woman, often of larger physical stature and somewhat unkempt or dowdy. |
| NEGATRON | • negatron n. (Physics, obsolete) The electron. • NEGATRON n. a hypothetical atomic particle with mass equal to that of a proton, but with a negative charge equal to that of an electron, also NEGATON. |
| PATRONAL | • patronal adj. Patron; protecting; favouring. • patronal adj. Pertaining to a strong authoritarian leader who controls access to resources. • PATRONAL adj. of or like a patron. |
| PATRONLY | • patronly adj. Befitting a patron. • PATRONLY adj. like a patron. |
| PATRONNE | • patronne n. (In France) A woman who is the owner (or wife of an owner) of a business such as a bar or restaurant. • PATRONNE n. (French) a (female) proprietor of a restaurant. |
| SKIATRON | • skiatron n. A kind of cathode ray tube that replaces the conventional light-emitting phosphor layer on the face… • SKIATRON n. a cathode-ray tube. |
| TEVATRON | • TEVATRON n. a kind of particle accelerator. |