ɪɾ ɪz nˈeɪmd ˈæftɚ ðə sˈaɪklətɹˌɑːn, ɐ sˈaɪklɪk pˈɑːɹɾɪkəl ɐksˈɛlɚɹˌeɪɾɚ ðæt jˈuːɾɪlˌaɪzᵻz ɐn ˈɑːsɪlˌeɪɾɪŋ ᵻlˈɛktɹɪk fˈiːld tˈuːnd tə ðɪs ɹˈɛzənəns tʊ ˈæd kᵻnˈɛɾɪk ˈɛnɚdʒi tə tʃˈɑːɹdʒd pˈɑːɹɾɪkəlz.
It is named after the cyclotron, a cyclic particle accelerator that utilizes an oscillating electric field tuned to this resonance to add kinetic energy to charged particles.