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KLYSTRON
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Dictionary entry overview: What does klystron mean?
• KLYSTRON (noun)
The noun KLYSTRON has 1 sense:
1. an electron tube used to generate or amplify electromagnetic radiation in the microwave region by velocity modulation
Familiarity information: KLYSTRON used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An electron tube used to generate or amplify electromagnetic radiation in the microwave region by velocity modulation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("klystron" is a kind 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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