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klystron

klystron noun: an electron tube used to amplify microwave-frequency electromagnetic radiation.

Noun

klystron (plural klystrons)

  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.1991, Richard B. Neal, The Stanford Two-mile Accelerator - Volume 1, page 541

klystron meaning in Tamil

klystron in Tamil

கிளைசுத்திரன், கிளைஸ்ட்ரான், கற்றையலைவி

Forms of klystron

pluralklystrons

Origin of klystron

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

Questions about klystron

What does klystron mean?
Klystron means an electron tube used to amplify microwave-frequency electromagnetic radiation.
What is klystron in Tamil?
Klystron in Tamil is கிளைசுத்திரன், கிளைஸ்ட்ரான், கற்றையலைவி. See Klystron meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is klystron?
Klystron is a noun.
What is the plural of klystron?
The plural of klystron is klystrons.

Words near klystron in the dictionary

  1. Klym
  2. Klymchuk
  3. Klymenê
  4. Klynsmith
  5. Klys
  6. klystron
  7. klystrons
  8. Klytia
  9. Klyuchevskaya Sopka
  10. klyuchevskite
  11. klyukva

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Adapted from Wiktionary: klystron (page history and authors); klystron (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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