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magnetron

DEFINITIONS OF: magnetron

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n a diode vacuum tube in which the flow of electrons from a central cathode to a cylindrical anode is controlled by crossed magnetic and electric fields; used mainly in microwave oscillators

Type of:
electron tube, thermionic tube, thermionic vacuum tube, thermionic valve, tube, vacuum tube
electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope
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