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mag·ne·tron

(măg′nĭ-trŏn′)

A microwave tube in which electrons generated from a heated cathode are affected by magnetic and electric fields in such a way as to produce microwave radiation used in radar and in microwave ovens.

[magne(t) + -tron.]

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magnetron

(ˈmæɡnɪˌtrɒn)

(Electronics) an electronic valve with two coaxial electrodes used with an applied magnetic field to generate high-power microwave oscillations, esp for use in radar

[C20: from magnet + electron]

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mag•ne•tron

(ˈmæg nɪˌtrɒn)

n.

a two-element vacuum tube used to generate microwaves.

[1920–25; magne (to)- + -tron]

mag·ne·tron

(măg′nĭ-trŏn′)

An electron tube that produces microwave radiation by applying magnetic and electric fields to a stream of electrons emitted by a heated filament. Magnetrons are used in radar and in microwave ovens.

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magnetron - 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

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

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