Magnetron
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
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
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- plural
- Magnetrons
- possessive
- Magnetron's
- pluralpossessive
- Magnetrons'