Magnetron

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  magnetron \mag"ne*tron\, 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.
     [WordNet 1.5]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  magnetron
       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