magnetron
n.
two-element vacuum tube that produces vigorously energetic or forceful electromagnetic signals in microwave span of frequencies
Cavity magnetron
magnetron
Noun
1. 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
(hypernym) tube, vacuum tube, thermionic vacuum tube, thermionic tube, electron tube, thermionic valve
magnétron (m)
n.
magnetron
magnetron