WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Cockcroft and Walton accelerator n 1: 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]