'Cockcroft and Walton accelerator' definitions:
Definition of 'Cockcroft and Walton accelerator'
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noun
A high-voltage machine in which rectifiers charge capacitors that discharge and drive charged particles through an accelerating tube [syn: Cockcroft and Walton accelerator, Cockcroft-Walton accelerator, Cockcroft and Walton voltage multiplier, Cockcroft-Walton voltage multiplier]