reflectron

reflectron

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English reflect
Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
Proto-Indo-European *-trom
Proto-Hellenic *-tron
Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron)bor.
English -tron
English reflectron

    From reflect + -tron.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    reflectron (plural reflectrons)

    1. (physics, chemistry) A time-of-flight mass spectrometer that uses a static electric field to reverse the direction of travel of the ions entering it.
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