klystron

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Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
16
Letters
8

Definition of klystron

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. an electron tube used to amplify microwave-frequency electromagnetic radiation.
    “Then, he must misphase two klystrons, adjusting by equal and opposite amounts until the beam energy is correct.”

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek κλύδων (klúdōn, “surf”) + -τρον (-tron).

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