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    COCKCROFT AND WALTON VOLTAGE MULTIPLIER

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    A high-voltage machine in which rectifiers charge capacitors that discharge and drive charged particles through an accelerating tubeplay

    Synonyms:

    Cockcroft-Walton accelerator; Cockcroft-Walton voltage multiplier; Cockcroft and Walton accelerator; Cockcroft and Walton voltage multiplier

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("Cockcroft and Walton voltage multiplier" is a kind of...):

    accelerator; atom smasher; particle accelerator (a scientific instrument that increases the kinetic energy of charged particles)

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