D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

magnetron

/măg'-nət-ränˌ/ · mag·ne·tron · IPA /ˈmæɡ.nətˌtɹɑn/
01 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 elec…
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    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.