microwave magnetron
1Magnétron — Magnétron …
2magnetron — mag ne*tron, n. 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. [WordNet 1.5] …
3magnetron — [mag′nə trän΄] n. [ MAGNE(T) + (ELEC)TRON] an electron tube in which the flow of electrons from the cathode to one or more anodes is controlled by an externally applied magnetic field: used to generate alternating currents at microwave… …
4Microwave oven — A modern microwave oven …
5Microwave — This article is about the electromagnetic wave. For the cooking appliance, see Microwave oven. For other uses, see Microwaves (disambiguation). A microwave telecommunications tower on Wrights Hill in Wellington, New Zealand Microwaves, a subset… …
6Microwave burn — This article is about injury from direct microwave exposure. For other microwave oven related injuries, see Hazard section of Microwave oven. Microwave burns are burn injuries caused by thermal effects of microwave radiation absorbed in a living… …
7Microwave Power Module — A Microwave Power Module (MPM) is a microwave device used to amplify radio frequency signals to high power levels. It is a hybrid combination of solid state and vacuum tube electronics, which encloses a solid state driver amplifier (SSPA),… …
8microwave oven — an electrically operated oven using high frequency electromagnetic waves that penetrate food, causing its molecules to vibrate and generating heat within the food to cook it in a very short time. [1960 65] * * * Appliance that cooks food by means …
9magnetron — noun a device in which electrons are made to resonate in a specially shaped chamber and thus produce microwave radiation; used in radar, and in microwave ovens …
10magnetron — noun Etymology: blend of magnet and tron Date: 1921 a vacuum tube in which the flow of electrons is controlled by an applied magnetic field to generate power at microwave frequencies …
