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klystron definition

klys·tron (klīs′trən, klis′-; -trän′)

noun

an electron tube that uses electric fields and resonant cavities to bunch electrons from a uniform stream, used as an oscillator, amplifier, etc. in ultrahigh frequency circuits, and esp. as a generator and amplifier of microwaves

Etymology: < Gr klys- (see clyster) + (elec)tron

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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